Rothermel
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Rothermel
Frequency: (991)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
German: variant spelling of Rothärmel, literally ‘red sleeve’, a nickname referring to the medieval fashion for bicolored garments (e.g. a tunic consisting of a yellow bodice and red sleeves).
GIVEN NAMES: German 4%. Helmut (2), Otto (2), Arno, Gerhard, Kehl, Klaus, Kurt, Lieselotte.
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