Is it possible to learn more about the original meanings of and the places of origin of some of the German names that I am researching? The names I would be most interested in learning about are - Olbrich, Pretsch, Geiser, Schatte (name that was adopted by my Wendish ancestors ???), Troschke and Moegelin. Also, I often find Moegelin and Moeckel together in the many databases. Is there a relationship between these two seemingly unrelated names? Is there any relationship between Moegelin and a series of similar sounding names, such as Moeglich, Moegle etc.? Any assistance regarding these names will be greatly appreciated. Carroll Warschak

Olbrich, Pretsch, Geiser, Schatte, Troschke, Moegelin, Moeckel Olbrich: there is a German Duchy of this name in in the Silesian-Saxon Glatz. It stems from the name Albrecht. An Olbrich Strachen is listed in 1398 Breslau, Silesia, now Poland. And not far from there at Goerlitz there is a recording of an Albrecht Gryfstete in 1379. The name is also written as Ulbrich(t). Pretsch : no listing Geiser: from Bavaria, Wuerttemberg and Switzerland, also Gaiser. Meaning is a person who works with or raises Geissen (goats) a goat hearder. Schatte: no listing. The German word "Schatten" means shade. Troschke: is listed in Berlin in 1512. Written like Droschke it means a horse drawn carriage. Moegelin: no listing Moeckel: may be a misspelling and might bebe Moecker. A Mocke is a swamp and therefore it would stand to reason that a Moecker lives in swampland. The name Moecker is listed at Leipzig but there is no year given. Also: A Mocke is a plant in the swamp. Unfortunately, there is not much in the German Name Lexicon on this and it might just be related to some other slavic name. But here is an intersting spelling: Moog and Moogk in Thuringia and Hessia. It is listed in 1406 at Jena and means "one related by blood" in the old Saxon language. Aida ----- Original Message ----- From: <CWarschak@aol.com> To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 12:57 PM Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] names > Is it possible to learn more about the original meanings of and the > places of origin of some of the German names that I am researching? > The names I would be most interested in learning about are - Olbrich, > Pretsch, Geiser, Schatte (name that was adopted by my Wendish > ancestors ???), Troschke and Moegelin. > Also, I often find Moegelin and Moeckel together in the many databases. > Is there a relationship between these two seemingly unrelated names? > Is there any relationship between Moegelin and a series of similar > sounding names, such as Moeglich, Moegle etc.? > Any assistance regarding these names will be greatly appreciated. > > Carroll Warschak > > > ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== > Forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? > Visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/mailinglist/mailinglist.html >