Schütz

/ʃʊts//ʃuːts/

proper noun

A surname from German.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from German.
    1. Heinrich Schütz (18 October 1585 – 6 November 1672), a German composer and organist.

Origin

* As a German and Jewish surname, variant of Schuetz. Found in several other countries such as the form Slovene Šuc. * Also as a German surname, from Schutz in Vulkaneifel. Compare Sic, Shutz.

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APA

Schütz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sch%C3%BCtz

MLA

“Schütz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sch%C3%BCtz. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Schütz,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sch%C3%BCtz.

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