South German:: 1: (Bavaria): topographic name for someone living by a pine forest from Grotz ‘pine forest’.2: nickname from Alemannic and Swabian grotz ‘little man shrimp’ originally ‘butt end’ (e.g. of an [...]
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What is the origin of the name Grotz?
South German:: 1: (Bavaria): topographic name for someone living by a pine forest from Grotz ‘pine forest’.2: nickname from Alemannic and Swabian grotz ‘little man shrimp’ originally ‘butt end’ (e.g. of an [...]