tintenfleck
Reader Christian Kuehnke writes:
Did you know that “fleck” in German means “stain” (like in inkstain) in English and “inkstain” would translate to “Tintenfleck” in German ? 😉
“Tintenfleck”
jfleck at inkstain
A few thoughts from John Fleck, a writer of journalism and other things, living in New Mexico
Always fun to trace the histories or origins of our names, John! I oftentimes wonder what name the Native Americans – whose names speak to the essence of an individual’s identity – would have given me. But instead I am “Richter,” which in German is ‘judge.’ Still not sure how I feel about that!