Petutschnig

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Petutschnig is a surname that originated in the German - Slovenian transition area. The linguist Heinz Dieter Pohl traces it back to the Slovenian surname Potočnik , which is synonymous with Bacher (from potok : the brook ).

Name bearer

Lorenz Petutschnig (* 1993), Burgenland beach volleyball player

Fictional characters

Petutschnig Hons , character of the Carinthian cabaret artist Wolfgang Feistritzer

supporting documents

^ Heinz Dieter Pohl : Family names of Slovene origin in Carinthia (with an overview of the family names of Carinthia and Austria in general). (pdf) In: members.chello.at. P. 9 , accessed on December 22, 2014 (German).