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)