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Frauchiger ( Bern German : Frouchiger) is a Swiss family name.

origin

Frauchiger goes back to the locality name Frauchigen , a homestead in Wyssachen in the Emmental . In older documents (15th or 16th century) the variants Frauchigen, Frauchingen, Franchlingen and Franchingen occur. Field names ending in -igen or -ingen denote a former clan name (= "for the people of ..."). The first part of the name can be traced back to the Old High German personal name Franc or Franko. Literally Frauchiger means "with the people of the Frank clan".

Hometowns

Families with the name Frauchiger have the following hometowns:

• Wyssachen BE
• Eriswil BE
• Hirzel ZH
• Basel BS

Name bearer

• Ernst Frauchiger (1903–1975), Swiss neurologist and philosopher
• Hanspeter Frauchiger , coach of SC Unterseen-Interlaken 1978–1981
• Roland Frauchiger (* 1960), Swiss politician
• Thomas Frauchiger , Colonel, District Commander Basel-Stadt
• Urs Frauchiger (* 1936), Swiss music theorist
• Daniela Frauchiger, Swiss quantum physicist

Individual evidence

1. ^ Thomas Franz Schneider et al .: Place name book of the canton of Bern . Basel / Tübingen 2008, volume 1, p. 160.
2. ↑ Quantum theory cannot consistently describe the use of itself. In: Nature . September 18, 2018, accessed September 4, 2019 .