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Scharnhorst
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English
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Etymology
en gmw-pro
From en de Scharnhorst, from en nds Scharnhorst, from en gml Scharnhorst, from gml scharn dirty, damp + gml horst wooded hill, from en osx *skarn + osx hurst, from en gem-pro *skarną + gmw-pro *hursti.
Pronunciation
en /ˈʃɑː(ɹ)nhɔː(ɹ)st/
Proper noun
~ s
Several locations in northern Germany.
en habitational German, borne by a famous 19th-century Prussian general and military theoreticist.
Several German ships named after the general, including a Kriegsmarine capital ship which participated in WWII.
Derived terms
en Scharnhorst effect
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Scharnhorst is the 40371st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 542 individuals. Scharnhorst is most common among and White (93.91%) individuals.
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