Talk:Jean Kirstein

Jean's last name
Adding a misplaced post here:

The Name Kirschtein is German (as so many other names) and a combination of Kirsch(e) (Cherry) and "Stein" (stone) which is spoken as "Schtein" Cherry seeds are usually called "Kirschkern" but Kirschstein is also not a uncommom expression. I think this fits more Into the whole German name theme then it beeing another word for Christian. sadly im unable to edit the page myself wutzibu 77.5.187.226 00:34, September 1, 2013 (UTC)

What you say is true, but I think that "Jean Kirchstein" could be a possible interpretation of the speelling as well. "Kirche" means church. "-stein" (stone) is a common German last name suffix. NeoSuperior (talk) 01:22, September 1, 2013 (UTC)

EDIT: What is with the trivia page? "Kirschtein" means "follower of Christ"? In what language? NeoSuperior (talk) 01:30, September 1, 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, Kirsch(s)tein definitely doesn't mean "Follower of Christ". There's a chance the creator corrupted that surname on purpose to make it sound a bit like "Kirche" (church), so the name would also form something like "Church-Core", e.a. roughly "Faithful to the core" or "faithful within", but that's VERY farfetched. This page here says "Kirschstein" has a Prussian meaning, and the words derived from it are: Those attributes seem more likely than the "follower of Christ" thing. You won't find that definition for Kirschstein anywhere, it should at least get removed from the page at least until the creator confirms such a meaning (which seems rather unlikely, imho). 87.177.132.123 00:24, September 2, 2013 (UTC)
 * "girsna" = guter Ruf (good reputation)
 * "girrit" = rühmen, loben (to praise)
 * "girsnan" = Ruf, Leumund (reputation, renown)
 * + "steinat" = stattlich (imposing, handsome)