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It's the etymological origin of the German surname "Gropius" -- I was under the impression that the etymology section should include the actual etymology of his surname instead of just a random guess that he might be named after an architect.
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(It's the etymological origin of the German surname "Gropius" -- I was under the impression that the etymology section should include the actual etymology of his surname instead of just a random guess that he might be named after an architect.)
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|Japanese
|ナチュラル・ハルモニア・グロピウス ''Natural Harmonia Gropius''
|ナチュラル・ハルモニア・グロピウス ''Natural Harmonia Gropius''
|Natural comes from {{wp|natural number}}; it may also reference to his understanding of nature. N and Harmonia may compound to make {{wp|Enharmonic}}. Gropius may be a reference to the {{wp|Bauhaus}} architect {{wp|Walter Gropius}}.
| rowspan=2 |Natural comes from {{wp|natural number}}; it may also reference his understanding of nature. N and Harmonia may compound to make {{wp|Enharmonic}}. Gropius is a spelling variant of the German surname Gräber, historically associated with both {{wp|gravediggers}} and {{wp|seal (emblem)|seal engravers}}. It may be a reference to the {{wp|Bauhaus}} architect {{wp|Walter Gropius}}.
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|- style="background:#FFF;"
|English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Korean
|English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Korean
|Natural Harmonia Gropius
|Natural Harmonia Gropius
|Natural comes from {{wp|natural number}}; it may also reference to his understanding of nature. N and Harmonia may compound to make {{wp|Enharmonic}}. Gropius may be a reference to the {{wp|Bauhaus}} architect {{wp|Walter Gropius}}.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF;"
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