As I learned it, it is the "German Naming Pattern." The first name is honor one of the biblical sains, usually John, Joseph & Michael for men, and Mary, Maria, Ann for women. Some families gave all of their boys Johannes as the first name, but each was called by his second name, similarly with girls. One a women emailed me, asking if I had a Mary Such&Such in my family. I responded that I had nine, and asked her for more details. As it turned out, we are 4th cousins. I think of that old song "John Jacob Jinglheimer Schmidt, His name is my name too." ================== mjwarren@eot.com writes: > Thank you to all that responded to my email about the name "Johannes" or > "Joannes" being used before another name: e.g. Joannes Jacob Braun. I have > noticed that families will put that name before the names of boys in the > family. What is the reason or tradition for it? Thanks again. > Mary Jo >
Thank you!! ----- Original Message ----- From: <MizScarlettNY@aol.com> To: <alsace-lorraine@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 8:47 PM Subject: Re: [A-L] ? > As I learned it, it is the "German Naming Pattern." The first name is > honor > one of the biblical sains, usually John, Joseph & Michael for men, and > Mary, Maria, Ann for women. > > Some families gave all of their boys Johannes as the first name, but each > was called by his second name, similarly with girls. > > One a women emailed me, asking if I had a Mary Such&Such in my family. I > responded that I had nine, and asked her for more details. As it turned > out, > we are 4th cousins. > > I think of that old song "John Jacob Jinglheimer Schmidt, His name is my > name too." > ================== > mjwarren@eot.com writes: >> Thank you to all that responded to my email about the name "Johannes" or >> "Joannes" being used before another name: e.g. Joannes Jacob Braun. I >> have >> noticed that families will put that name before the names of boys in the >> family. What is the reason or tradition for it? Thanks again. >> Mary Jo >> > -- > Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >