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melluransaBill Kaulitz
The origin of the Tokio Hotel frontman’s surname is not completely clear. It might come from the name of a Slavic town, originally perhaps Kovalovica or Kovalici. These names contain the Slavic word koval (blacksmith), well known from the Polish surname Kowalski, one of the most common Polish family names. However, if the family comes from the former East Prussia, which I don’t know, it will be based on a Baltic name – the Lithuanian káulas (meaning bone, leg, stone, the stone in stone fruit) – with an added Slavic suffix -itz.
He was included in a article listing "prominent" German names... (heart swells with pride)
Now let's enjoy this .gif of our favorite German
The origin of the Tokio Hotel frontman’s surname is not completely clear. It might come from the name of a Slavic town, originally perhaps Kovalovica or Kovalici. These names contain the Slavic word koval (blacksmith), well known from the Polish surname Kowalski, one of the most common Polish family names. However, if the family comes from the former East Prussia, which I don’t know, it will be based on a Baltic name – the Lithuanian káulas (meaning bone, leg, stone, the stone in stone fruit) – with an added Slavic suffix -itz.
He was included in a article listing "prominent" German names... (heart swells with pride)
Now let's enjoy this .gif of our favorite German
