Never attempt to convince anyone with the words, "I think." Perception is rarely the same as reality.
EICHENLAUB
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LUKE
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EICHENLAUB:
German: from Eichenlau, a topographic name from Middle High German eichen ‘oaks’ + loch, lo ‘brush’, ‘undergrowth’, reinterpreted through folk etymology as Eichenlaub ‘oak leaf’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Eichenlaub ‘oak leaf’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
