What French noble family is originally from a northeastern French town, whose name is "Wirten" in medieval German, has surviving family members in Scandinavia, Spain, and Germany?
Verdun Verdun ( ; ] ; medieval German: "Wirten" , official name before 1970 "Verdun-sur-Meuse") is a small city in the Meuse department in Grand Est in northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department.
Praneuf (surname) "Praneuf" (Pra-Neuf) is a surname. With a popularity rank of 27,957, it is the rarest last name in France, but is still in use today. Most people with this name live in France, but the names are also found in countries such as Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Spain and others.