Mar 07
Onomastics: the science of names; the study of origins and forms of proper names. Names are interesting, particularly when associated with genealogy and family history. Or if you simply wonder how, when, or where a name came from. If you also enjoy learning about names, here are three books you will find interesting and helpful…
Jan 10
Rufnamen: Given name or German name; a person’s main given name by which they are usually known and called.
Feb 23
While doing some recent research I came across the name Nettie. Nettie is not a particularly unusual nickname, but I could not come up with the original given name for that nickname.
Feb 18
Look carefully at this tombstone photo. I’m sure you noticed right away that two names are misspelled. Pankratius Schinnerer is such a common name! Who could possibly misspell it? Yes, some of my ancestors have very unusual names. Most of these uncommon names are in my German lines and are collateral ancestors, not my direct …
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