For Lichtenauer there are 102 on Yasni with different names.
Among the most common last names on Yasni Lichtenauer is on position 4425.
"Lichten" means (day)light. "Au" means open area in a dense forest. So "Lichtenau" described a village, build on an open area in a wood. a "Lichtenauer" is someone who came from one of those (2) villages. Nowadays there are two little towns carrying the name . "Lichtenau" near Hanover, (where my family originates from) in the north of Germany. "Lichtenau" near Ingolstad, in the south of Germany, we found it by accident, when we got lost in a thunderstorm.
(Sent from: Willem Frans Lichtenauer)
