LL-L "Names" 2007.03.25 (04) [E]

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From: Heinrich Becker <heinrich.becker at gmx.net>
Subject: LL-L "Names" 2007.03.24 (03) [E]

Felix wrote:

But what would you make of quite common Westphalian family names like
>Hülsmann or Hülsberg, or of the place name Hüls? There are at least two
>Hüls in NRW, one is a part of Marl on the northern edge of the
>Ruhrgebiet (I actually went to school there) and the other one is near
>Krefeld on the Lower Rhine.

Felix,

your family name is quite common in my hometown Steinfurt too.

BTW: The red berry of (bot.) ilex is called "huelskrabbe".

Greetings

Heinrich Becker
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