Given name & surname

Schmaltz

Schmaltz is a surname from German.

Original GermanSchmalz

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Schmaltz comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Schmaltz.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Schmaltz’s family of names

In German usage, Schmaltz as a surname has a related form in SCHMALZ.

Walk Schmaltz’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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