This German name of Hebrew origin is the long form of Anna and has the same meaning of “God is my oath,” “favor” and “grace.” Katinka is a popular name in Hungary and is also commonly ...

And members of the German aristocracy often carry extremely long names. (See pictures of Berlin.) Before the law was introduced, it was merely illegal to pass multiple surnames on to a child.

German’s super-long compound words are legendary—even Mark Twain had something to say about them. This quick video demonstrates how those words are constructed. But Germany had not in fact ...