As I understand it, most French-looking names in English originate either from the Norman invasion (typically aristocrats) or the Huguenot immigration of the 17th century. It’s possible that a random German immigrant would Frenchify their name to sound posher but doesn’t seem like the most obvious explanation.
Gosh, no, I don’t expect my random uneducated thoughts to be the correct answer at all :) I’m just wondering why this isn’t even treated as a vague possibility. Especially when the name change from Fucker to Fugger is documented.
Idk, he may have introduced himself as “Johannes der Fucker/Fugger” and his contemporaries simply translated it.
Translated it into… French. Hmm.
Yes? Is that very unlikely?
As I understand it, most French-looking names in English originate either from the Norman invasion (typically aristocrats) or the Huguenot immigration of the 17th century. It’s possible that a random German immigrant would Frenchify their name to sound posher but doesn’t seem like the most obvious explanation.
Gosh, no, I don’t expect my random uneducated thoughts to be the correct answer at all :) I’m just wondering why this isn’t even treated as a vague possibility. Especially when the name change from Fucker to Fugger is documented.