Meaning of "Bin Laden"

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In einer eMail vom 23.09.01 14:29:12 (MEZ) - Mitteleurop. Sommerzeit schreibt 
ame16 at uni-koeln.de:

> hm.. although rather more obvious would be the German interpretation of
>  the name as meaning simply "loading", like in "i am (off) loading my
>  guns"..
>  
Yes, you are right. It has a double-meaning. Laden as verb means "loading". 
But "Laden" as "store" use people in Germany in every-day-life, "high brow" 
German would be "Geschaeft". "Geschaeft" and "Laden" are the same, Geschaeft 
sounds moure "distinguished".

Kurt-Werner Pörtner
 
P. S.: "Geschaefte machen" also means "make a deal" or "business".