Pfahl
Pfahl is a German language metonymic occupational surname[1] for someone who made posts and stakes or erected them. Notable people with the name include:
- Armin Pfahl-Traughber (1963), German political scientist, sociologist and government official
- John Pfahl (1947–2021), American photographer
- Wolfgang Pfahl (1947–2021), German politician
References
[edit]- ^ "Pfahl Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
German: from Middle High German pfal 'post', 'stake', hence a nickname for a tall thin person, a topographic name for someone who lived by a palissade, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who made posts and stakes or erected them.
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