Eiffel's Name Change

Eiffel's Name Change. Gustave Eiffel's original surname was Bönickhausen, a Swiss family from the Rhineland, but he changed it to Eiffel because the original n…

Location: Vevey, Vevey, Switzerland

Category: legendary

Gustave Eiffel's original surname was Bönickhausen, a Swiss family from the Rhineland, but he changed it to Eiffel because the original name was too Germanic for France.

Source: Murmure... | Le petit Port Eiffel, Vevey | Ville de Vevey | Journaux à Vevey

Eiffel's Name Change — Vevey, Canton of Zurich

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