2007-12-25 14:20:19 · 7 answers · asked by Kelly 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
its a bastardization of Saint Nicholaus the Greek Saint that saved reek maidens from being sold as slaves to the turkish moslem occupiers of Greece because they had no money for a dowery which was required for them to marry so he dropped bags of coins from the church treasuries to help the families marry them to local Greek Boys and keep the country alive til they could rise and throw off the occupation forces St Nich laus not clause
2007-12-25 14:26:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Surname
2007-12-25 22:22:53 · answer #2 · answered by ice38034 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the last half of a title. The surname is Kringle.
2007-12-25 22:23:15 · answer #3 · answered by Dr Joe Raw 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have known people who have had the proper name Klaus well as the surname. Two well known double bass players come to mind. Klaus Trumpf and Gunther Klaus.
2007-12-26 10:29:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
claus is just the title
st.nicholas is the name of our beloved santa claus.
2007-12-25 22:30:48 · answer #5 · answered by gayu 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
surname.
2007-12-25 22:22:40 · answer #6 · answered by ~Jus10+~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both.
2007-12-25 22:23:38 · answer #7 · answered by blackheart_987 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋