Aida: I wish to ask you to see if my names are in your lexicon. They are Heidl and Nuding. Thanks. Frank Slocum ----- Original Message ----- From: "aida kraus" <akibb1@verizon.net> To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 12:34 PM Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Austrio- Hungarian Empire > > Looking in my German Name Lexicon I am finding the origin of your name > Wendel (various spellings) having its roots in the Germanic Folk Tribe of > the Wandalen (Vandals). This is a very old name. It is a North German > name mostly found around Hamburg and upper Germany. In the Southern part > of Germany the name is Wendelin (area of Heilbronn) the name is recorded > for Wendel Raisch 1525, and a Wendel (Wendeling) as a carpenter in 1518 at > Alsace, and a Wendel Spreng at Fulda in 1559. Wendling is more prevalent > at Wesphalia and Hannover, and there is also a town called Wendlinghausen. > Spelled like Wendler, Wendel or Wendeler has a different meaning > altogether, as it means "Wanderer" like in "Journeyman" ( meaning a > profession). Apprentices of a craft (under their guild) became journeymen > and traveled to other Masters to hone their arts or crafts before they > could apply for a Masters Patent for themselves. The all carried > "Arbeitsbücher" which is like a passport where their place of work and the > Master (now you would call it the company) they worked under was recorded. > They had a special status for passing borders within European Countries. > They also had to earn knowledge and money being a Journeyman before > applying for a Masters Patent. > Aida Kraus > >> >> In a message dated 4/7/2006 10:10:56 AM Mountain Standard Time, >> bhoudek@swbell.net writes: >> Koenigreich in Boehmen,Koenigreich, Austria >> The Austro-Hungarian Empire, etel...... >> >> Karen, my name apparently contains two last names - Wendell - which I >> believe was or is associated with Moravia and or nearby areas within the >> Autrio-Hungarian Empire. Also my last name - Williams - may also be >> associated from another part of the knigdom or only from English/Irish >> roots ie: Son of William. How does one find these old linkages or sources >> especially since wars seem to have blotted out most resources? >> In any case you have opened a whole new field of study for me within the >> Austrio-Hungarian Empire. >> Thanks for any insight or thoughts!! >> Wendell Williams >> >> >> Wendell & Rosemary Williams >> Williams Design Studio >> 847-364-1415 phone >> wrw9501@msn.com email >> >> >> >> ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== >> Forgotten how to UNSUBSCRIBE? >> Visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/mailinglist/mailinglist.html >> > > > ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== > Would you like to see messages that were posted before you joined the > list? To browse the archives, go to: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L/ > >