That's the pronunciation I grew up with, too, and my grandma from Lafayette/Dixie Co. never corrected anyone. But recently an older cousin said G'ma herself always said "Gigger" (rhymes with "Tigger" - <g>). Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: Bruce Cardner <[email protected]> > Hi Anne, > Am I the only one that pronounces it like it rhymes with "tiger"?? I know > the ones the Ocala area today also make it sound like "tiger". I never > heard it any other way. > Sydney

One of my grandfathers was Harman Horlbeck Geiger, SC>GA. He is related to the Geigers who lived around Micanope, Alachua Co, FL. On one of the Jasper Co, Ga census records, his name is spelled Gigger. I assume it was spelled this way because it was pronounced like "Tigger." Another cousin who is researching Geigers told me she has often heard it pronounced "Geeger" in SC. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "rconnell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 11:14 AM Subject: Re: [GEIGER] Pronunciation > That's the pronunciation I grew up with, too, and my grandma from > Lafayette/Dixie Co. never corrected anyone. But recently an older cousin > said G'ma herself always said "Gigger" (rhymes with "Tigger" - <g>). > > Anne > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bruce Cardner <[email protected]> > > > > Hi Anne, > > Am I the only one that pronounces it like it rhymes with "tiger"?? I know > > the ones the Ocala area today also make it sound like "tiger". I never > > heard it any other way. > > Sydney > > > > ==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list send an e-mail to: [email protected] (mail mode) or [email protected] (digest mode) and put only one word--either SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject and the body of the message. > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >

Yes, I've seen that on records, too, and thought it might have been phonetic. Sorry, I didn't mean to keep this thread going so long. Anne C. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Williams <[email protected]> > One of my grandfathers was Harman Horlbeck Geiger, SC>GA. He is related to > the Geigers who lived around Micanope, Alachua Co, FL. On one of the Jasper > Co, Ga census records, his name is spelled Gigger. I assume it was spelled > this way because it was pronounced like "Tigger." Another cousin who is > researching Geigers told me she has often heard it pronounced "Geeger" in > SC. > > Mary