Schulze

German

Alternative forms

• (noun): Schultheiß (less common)
• (name): Scholt; Scholte; Scholten; Scholtes; Scholz; Scholze; Scholzen; Schult; Schulte; Schulten; Schultes; Schultz; Schultze; Schultzen; Schulz; Schulzen

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German schuldheizo, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldihaitijō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃʊl(t)sə/, [ˈʃʊltsə], [ˈʃʊlsə]

Noun

Schulze m (genitive Schulzen, plural Schulzen)

1. (history) village headman, sheriff

Derived terms

• Dorfschulze
• Schulzenhof

Proper noun

Schulze m or f (genitive Schulzes)

1. An occupational surname originating as an occupation

Further reading

• “Schulze” in Duden online