Valentine's Day on this Sunday is a special day of love that you like to spend with your sweetheart.
But - Nomen est Omen - what is it like to be called love or treasure?
Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen - Beatrix Liebe from Jachenau takes the job that her married name has given her very seriously.
“I would like to live up to the name.” For her, that means thinking fundamentally about the term “love” and looking for a loving togetherness, even if it is sometimes more difficult with some people.
"I liked the name 'Liebe' from the start, and it is picked up by many - as a play on words in emails, for example, or as an introduction to a conversation."
People from the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district with loving surnames
Of course there are also a few stupid jokes or even indecentities, but mostly nice comments are made, says the 63-year-old, who runs a typing service.
For example, a customer once sent her a newspaper article whose title "Love heals everything" for him was more of an allusion to the fact that Beatrix Liebe had helped him with a technical problem.
By the way: In her case, the name really says it all, because their marriage has lasted for 41 years.
Son Fabian grew up with this name, and he also only finds it positive.
He lived in New Zealand for eight years, "and a lot of people thought it was great when they found out the meaning of the name," he recalls.
His basic mind, he thinks, is going in that direction anyway.
He would rather harmony around him than anger, and so the name suits him very well.
Fabian Liebe works as a cook in the Jachenau “Schützenhaus”, and the guests are informed that cooking is not only “with love” but also “with love”.
Café-Love: Love runs through the entire concept
In the Tölz “Café Love” the motto “Love” is affectionately carried out.
The right decoration, heart dishes, slogans like "Where there is love, there is life" (where there is love, there is life) are on the wall.
Owner Michael Raphelt has to admit that he took over the concept from his predecessor, but he is also very satisfied with it.
“We actually work with love and we put all of our hearts into it,” he says.
"The name of the café just suited us well."
Renate Schatzl from Bad Tölz had a lot of fun with her name.
“You often get to a more private level of conversation with people when you introduce yourself.
Many then say: Oh, but that's a nice name.
That wouldn't happen with Müller. ”Sometimes the“ Schatzl ”also causes confusion.
“Once I called the police about a ticket and said,“ Grüß Gott, Schatzl ”.
The policeman reprimanded me for not calling him by a nickname, ”the 57-year-old recalls with a laugh.
The misunderstanding was cleared up, "but I still had to pay the ticket".
However, it also happens again and again that people call and ask for erotic offers.
“Somebody even rang the doorbell once.
Perhaps it was clear to him: the name on the sign, and then the shutters with the heart inside ... "
"Everyone should pay more attention to their feelings"
In the Wackersberg "Liebling-Manufaktur" one has deep ulterior motives.
“We want to be the favorite for the favorite parts,” says owner Thomas Bacher.
It's about jackets, pants, hats, but also bags and other everyday things that you particularly like to wear.
The name is the concept for him.
"We try to get on well with each other and are not tough business people, we just want things to run smoothly." Love is the most beautiful feeling in the world.
"Everyone should pay more attention to their feelings."
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