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Sauerbruch

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Meaning
  
"sour marsh"

Language(s) of origin
  
German

Region of origin
  
Germany

Related names
  
Sudermann, Sundermann, Saueregger, Sauerbrunn, Sauerbronn, Sauerborn ("southern spring"), Suhrkamp, Sauerlandt, Sauerwald; Sauer (surname)

Sauerbruch is a German surname, which means "sour marsh", from the German sauer ("sour") and the Middle High German bruoch, meaning a "marsh" or stream that often flooded. The name may refer to:

  • Ferdinand Sauerbruch (1875–1951), German surgeon
  • Matthias Sauerbruch (born 1955), German architect
  • Peter Sauerbruch (1913–2010), German soldier

    • Other uses

  • 13086 Sauerbruch, a main-belt asteroid
  • Sauerbruch chamber
  • Sauerbruch – Das war mein Leben, a 1954 German film
  • Sauerbruch Hutton, a German architecture firm

    • References

    Sauerbruch Wikipedia
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