Surname · also German
Nachbauer
“neighbour”
Nachbauer is a surname from Middle High German, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in German.
Original GermanNachbaur
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nachbauer goes back to Proto-Germanic *nēhwagabūrô, meaning “neighbour.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Nachbauer comes from Middle High German, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Middle High German nāchbūr, from Old High German nāhgibūr, from Proto-West Germanic *nāhwagabūrō, from Proto-Germanic *nēhwagabūrô (“neighbour”); its root is Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Nachbauer’s family of names
In German usage, Nachbauer as a surname has a related form in Nachbaur.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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