Bonitz is a German language habitational surname[1][2] denoting a person from Ponitz (place name of Slavic origin from the Old Sorbian components po "on, through, along" and něť "fireplace, oven, stove"; therefore a Slavic term for a settlement created by "slash and burn")[3] and may refer to:
- Henry E. Bonitz (1872–1921), American architect
- Hermann Bonitz (1814–1888), German scholar
- Justin Bonitz (born 1990), American singer, songwriter, musician
References
edit- ^ "Bonitz Surname Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
Approximately 2,398 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Germany.
- ^ "Bonitz (Familienname)". forebears.io. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
Der Familienname Bonitz ist ein Herkunftsname zum Ortsnamen "Ponitz".
- ^ Eichler, Ernst; Walther, Hans (2001). Historisches Ortsnamenbuch von Sachsen (PDF) (in German). Berlin: Akademie Verlag. p. 200. ISBN 9783050037288.
Wohl aso. *Poněc zu aso. *po 'auf, an, durch, längs u. a.' und *něť 'Feuerstätte, Ofen, Herd' bzw. *nět- 'zünden' #4 oder einem PN *Ponět(a), zur selben Wurzel., im letzteren Fall mit Suffix -j- #5. – 'Rodungsort' oder 'Siedlung eines Poněta'.
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