Surname

Schrödinger

Schrödinger is a surname from German. It is used in English and German.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Schrödinger comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Schrödinger.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Schrödinger’s family of names

In English usage, Schrödinger as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Шрёдингер.

Walk Schrödinger’s family in the name graph

SchrödingerШрёдингер

The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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