Neuner is a

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

occupational surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

, which originally meant a person who was on a

council A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or natio ...

of nine members (literally, a "niner"), derived from the

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''niun'' ("nine").''Dictionary of American Family Names''
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Angelika Neuner Angelika Neuner (born 23 December 1969) is an Austrian luger who competed from 1987 to 2002. Competing in four Winter Olympics, she won two medals in the women's singles event with a silver in 1992 Winter Olympics, 1992 and a bronze in 1998 Winter ...

(born 1969), Austrian luger *

Doris Neuner Doris Neuner (born 10 May 1971) is an Austrian luger who competed during the 1990s. She won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. Neuner's older sister, Angelika, won a silver medal in this same ...

(born 1971), Austrian luger *

Frank Neuner Frank Neuner was born 1971. He is professor of Clinical Psychology at Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science, Bielefeld University. Academia Frank Neuner heads the Chair of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, including the affiliated treatmen ...

(born 1971), German psychologist *

Magdalena Neuner Magdalena "Lena" Holzer (, ; born 9 February 1987) is a retired Germans, German professional biathlon, biathlete. She is the Biathlon World Championships#Multiple medallist, most successful woman of all time at Biathlon World Championships and a ...

(born 1987), German athlete *

Martin Neuner Martin Neuner (14 December 1900 – 2 August 1944) was a German Ski Jumping, ski jumper who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics. References

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(1900–1944), German ski jumper

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