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Junker Name Meaning. German and Danish: from Middle High German junc hērre ‘young nobleman’ (literally ‘young master’). In the Middle Ages the term denoted a member of the nobility who had not yet assumed knighthood. Swiss German: probably a nickname for a young man, a helper on a dairy farm or hut.
The distinguished German surname Junker is derived from the Middle High German word "juncherre," meaning "a young noble, not yet knighted." This term was often applied to a young man serving at court who would soon be knighted, and it is likely that the term evolved from nickname to surname, and was then passed down along a family line.
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Louis the Junker of Hesse (1305 – 2 February 1345) was a German nobleman. He was the third son of Landgrave Otto I of Hesse and his wife Adelheid, a daughter of Otto III of Ravensberg. This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Louis the Junker. The list of authors can be seen in the page history.
