Dankers

The primarily Low German family name Dankers is in a group with names such as Dankert , Danckert , Dankerts and Danckerts and is patronymically derived from the Old High German and Old Saxon personal names Dankhart or Dankwart , whereby the word component means as much as thought or will while waiting roughly means guardian and tough, strong or brave.

Today you can still find members of the Dankers aristocratic family in Harsefeld , Hamburg , Deinste , Raesfeld , Schwinge , Bossel Heidenau , Hollnseth, Hemmoor and Simmerath .

Well-known namesake

• Arne Dankers (* 1980), Canadian speed skater
• Nancy Dankers (1949–2005), Dutch politician
• Oskars Dankers (1883–1965), Latvian general