Tetzlaff

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginProto-Slavic *těšiti →
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Meanings

proper nounTetzlaff (plural Tetzlaffs)

plural Tetzlaffs · alternative Teclaw

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Slavic*těšiti
  2. EnglishTetzlaff

East German surname, from a Germanized form of a Slavic (Pomeranian or Polabian) personal name such as Těšislav, from teš (“to comfort, console”) (from Proto-Slavic *těšiti) + sława (“glory”). See also Tesch.

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APA

Tetzlaff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tetzlaff

MLA

“Tetzlaff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tetzlaff. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tetzlaff,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tetzlaff.

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