Sachs definition |
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Sachs surname definition: this surname in other languages, spelling and pronunciation variants of last name Sachs. |
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Define Sachs |
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| From Old German sachs, which means "Saxon". The Saxons were a Germanic tribe, their name ultimately deriving from the Old Germanic word sahs meaning "knife". Famous bearers of this surname include Hans Sachs (1494-1576), a German poet, and Nelly Sachs (1891-1970), a Swedish dramatist and poet, who was awarded in 1966 with the Nobel prize for literature, poetry and plays about the Jewish people. | |
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Where does the surname Sachs come from? |
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Surname Sachs most common in German.
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