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Tetzlaff

Tetzlaff proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Tetzlaff (plural Tetzlaffs)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Tetzlaff

pluralTetzlaffs
alternative formTeclaw

Origin of Tetzlaff

East German surname, from a Germanized form of a Slavic (Pomeranian or Polabian) personal name such as Těšislav, from teš (“to comfort, console”) (from Proto-Slavic *těšiti) + sława (“glory”). See also Tesch.

Questions about Tetzlaff

What does Tetzlaff mean?
Tetzlaff means a surname.
What part of speech is Tetzlaff?
Tetzlaff is a proper noun.

Words near Tetzlaff in the dictionary

  1. tettixes
  2. tetty
  3. Tetum
  4. Tetyana
  5. Tetzcoco
  6. Tetzlaff
  7. Tetzlaffs
  8. TEU
  9. teucalli
  10. teucallis
  11. Teucer

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