>> It occurred to me that Hans Judenkunig might have been a converted Jew (my >> somewhat elderly 'Grove' has nothing to say about his origins).
Hans Bahlow, Deutsches Namenlexikon, 1992 (15,000 entries), p. 265, explains that Jud may have been Jewish or non-Jewish. As for non-Jewish, Jud as well as compound names like Judenkunig may be taken as hints of relations with Jews (commercial, I assume). As opposed to that, converted Jews in those days would rather have avoided hints of their provenances, I suppose. However, Bruger's explanation appears to me as guesswork as I couldn't find his explanation in current related literature (namenlexika). > Hans Dagobert Bruger, in his "Schule des Lautenspiels", Wolfenbuettel 1926, > explains the name "Judenkunig" in this way: > > "The remarkable name "Judenkunig" or "Judenkoenig" (i.e. Jew-King) > is explained by the fact, that a predecessor was given this name as a > nick-name, > due to his participation in passion plays in the role of Christ, King of > Jews." -- Best wishes, Mathias Mathias Roesel, Grosze Annenstrasze 5, 28199 Bremen, Deutschland/ Germany, T/F +49 - 421 - 165 49 97, Fax +49 1805 060 334 480 67, E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
