This is funny... I say "gighger" with a soft 'h' but the German Grammer would pronounce it with the sound of the second vowell...albeit, I do not know if there is such a thing as a long "e" in German...or Switzerdeutsch... which is what out Swiss ancestors spoke... As far as I know, and have been able to speak with directly, the descendants in MS of Jessie & Tobitha, say and spell it GIEGER...like I do... Thanks, Anne... Gerry GIEGER >From: "rconnell" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [GEIGER] Berneck, SG, SWT webpage. >Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 23:14:19 -0400 > >How true! And I have a question for you, Roland: > >Can you tell us the exact pronunciation of GYGER in olden times? I know it >was close to GIGG-ER (as in wig or big), but I couldn't get it right no >matter how many times I tried. Most of our southern GEIGERS seem to >pronounce it that way, in spite of spelling it GEI. Gerry GIEGER is the >only one who "calls it as he sees it"! > >Anne C. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 11:48 AM >Subject: Re: [GEIGER] Berneck, SG, SWT webpage. > > > > In einer eMail vom 15.04.01 15:10:34 (MEZ) - Mitteleurop. Sommerzeit >schreibt > > [email protected]: > > > > << What would we do without this list. >> > > > > that's easy - a lot more research :-) but with less results :-( > > > > Roland > > > > > >==== 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. > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com