I think it could be, it might also mean the grandmother was a professed baptized Catholic. That would be a requirement of the church at the time. My mother and my youngest sister are my son's godparents (note two women) because we lived in an area where Catholics were few and far between and I know none that would be suitable as for-life-godparents. My mother and sister planned to visit, the baptism occurred while they were there. Elaine If you don't want an honest answer, don't ask the question. --Charles Barkley Hello Susan On Saturday, December 1, 2007, you wrote > Since it was the Czech word for grandmother > followed by krt, could it mean > that the grandmother was also the godmother? > I have a baptismal record for one of my Czech great uncles -- his > grandfather (and namesake) was also his godfather. > Just thought this might be a possibility. Susan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Pytr" <maxi@raz-dva.cz> > To: <czech@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 8:20 AM > Subject: Re: [CZ] Krt >>I think that it could be abbreviation from "krtena" i.e. "baptized". >> >> All the best, >> >> Martin Pytr, CZ >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Joan Peterson" <thimbels@srt.com> >> To: <czech@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 5:29 PM >> Subject: [CZ] Krt >> >> >>> Listers: >>> >>> In a bapt record of 1908 for Klara Mares, the witness is Anna Mares >>> (babicka krt). >>> >>> Anna then would be the grandmother, but what does the krt mean? >>> >>> Joan Smart/Smatt Peterson >>> >