Krueger

Krueger is a German surname meaning innkeeper or tavern keeper.

In American pop culture, the name evokes Freddy Krueger, the nightmare-haunting villain from the *A Nightmare on Elm Street* horror films—a burned killer with a bladed glove who attacks victims in their dreams.

Don't fall asleep or Krueger will get you.

horror

Freddy

Diminutive of Frederick

Elm StreetRoad named for deciduous tree
nightmareFrightening dream causing wakefulness
slasherKnife-wielding horror villain

dreams · boogeyman · claws · glove · burn scars · sweater · fedora · Wes Craven · sleep · terror

surname

family

Related people together

ancestryFamily line of descent
genealogyStudy of family descent
heritageInherited cultural legacy

lineage · clan · bloodline · dynasty · descent · forebears · relatives · patronymic · last name · German

German

Bavaria

Southeastern German state

HeidelbergBaden-Württemberg university city
OktoberfestMassive Bavarian brewing celebration
SauerkrautFermented cabbage, German-style

Bratwurst · Volkswagen · Rhine · Neuschwanstein · Bundesliga · Wagner · Weimar · Hanseatic · Munich · Berlin

Categories

American BeersPabst, Schlitz, Falstaff, Schaefer, Ballantine
WWII LeadersHitler, Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini
Germanic NamesKlaus, Johann, Josef, Ingrid, Hedwig

Opposites

horror villain archetype

Kruegerfinal girl

Slasher film's survivor

Ellen Ripley · hero · protector · savior · rescuer

dream realm dynamics

KruegerSandman

Mythical drowsiness spirit

sweet dreams · Morpheus · good fairy · dream catcher · guardian angel

relationship to children/youth

Kruegerguardian

Protective caretaker of another

protector · Mr. Rogers · Santa Claus · child advocate · fairy godmother

Phrases

Freddy Krueger

Family

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13