Thankmar
Thankmar or Dankmar is a male personal name.
Origin and meaning
Thankmar was derived from Old High German thank for thinking, thought and mari for famous .
The name changed to Dankmar. The East Frisian short form is Tamme or Tammo .
Name bearer
Thankmar
- Thankmar (Corvey) († 878), Abbot of Corvey Monastery
- Thankmar, († before November 30, 912), brother of King Henry I.
- Thankmar (Liudolfinger) (around 900 / 906–938), son of King Heinrich I.
- Thankmar von Astfala (around 960-1038), Count of Astfala, Vogt of Hildesheim, see Tammo (Astfala)
- Thankmar von Münchhausen (* 1932), German author
Dankmar
- Dankmar Adler (1844–1900), American architect of German descent
- Dankmar Alrutz (* 1950), German transport scientist, civil engineer and transport planner
- Dankmar Bosse (* 1940), German geologist
- Dankmar Müller-Frank (1921–1982), German writer, poet and essayist
- Dankmar Schultz-Hencke (1857–1913), German chemist
Web links
- Köbler, Gerhard: Old High German Dictionary , online (PDF file; 1.24 MB)