Masing is a
German
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* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
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and
Estonian
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* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
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surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* (1836–1923), Baltic German philologist
* (1845–1936), Baltic German linguist
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Jaan Masing (1875–1948), Estonian politician and physician
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Johannes Masing (born 1959), German judge, jurisprudent and public law scholar
* (1879–1956), Baltic German physician
* (1874–1947), Baltic German philologist
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Otto Wilhelm Masing
Otto Wilhelm Masing ( in Lohusuu, Kreis Dorpat – in Äksi, Kreis Dorpat, then Livland Governorate, now Estonia) was a clergyman, writer, journalist, linguist, notable early Estophile and a major advocate of Estonians, Estonian commoners' righ ...
(1763–1832), Estonian linguist and clergyman
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Uku Masing
Uku Masing (born Hugo Albert Masing, 11 August 1909 – 25 April 1985) was an Estonian polymath who contributed to theology, oriental studies, philosophy, poetry, folklore and to the field of ethnology. He was a significant figure in Estonian rel ...
(1909–1985), Estonian philosopher, translator, theologist and folklorist
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Viktor Masing (1925–2001), Estonian botanist and ecologist
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Walter Masing (1915–1924), Baltic German physicist
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German-language surnames
Estonian-language surnames