Streng

StrengPronunciation| IPA: [ʃtʀɛŋ]

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Origin
Language(s)| German, Dutch
Meaning| German: strict, severe; Dutch: (additionally) rope maker
Region of origin| Central Europe
Other names
See also| Stearns, Stearn, Sterne (surname), Stern (surname)

Streng[1] (from German: streng "strict", "severe", "rigid") is a German surname belonging to the group of family names based on a personal characteristic, in this case derived from a nickname originally used for a strong or tough person.[2] As a Dutch surname it may also be an occupational family name for a "rope maker" (from Dutch: streng "string", "rope", "cord"). Notable people with the name include:

* Ernst Streng (1942–1993), German cyclist
* Felix Streng (born 1995), German Paralympic track and field athlete
* Lucia V. Streng (c. 1910–1995), Russian-born chemist
* Marco Streng (born 1989), German businessman
* Pekka Streng (1948–1975), Finnish musician

## References

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1. ^ "Streng Surname". forebears.io. Retrieved 2020-02-05. "Approximately 5,358 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Finland."
2. ^ "Streng Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05. "German: variant of Strang 2. German: from Middle High German, Middle Low German strenge 'strong', 'brave'; 'hard', 'pitiless', hence a nickname for a strong or tough person. Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a rope maker, from Middle Dutch strenc, stringe 'rope', 'cord'. Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from German streng 'strict', 'severe'."

Surname list

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