Släkthistoria för Kresse
Kresse Vad efternamn betyder
German: variant of Kress. Germanized form of Slovenian Krese: nickname from a derivative of kresiti ‘to make bonfire’ or kres ‘bonfire’ or from a derivative of kresati ‘to strike fire’. In part Kresse is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola Slovenia (see Kocevar).
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
