I don't know. I have a book in German 'Familien -Namen Alter,Herkunft und Bedeutung' 'Family -names ,age,origin and meaning ' There was nothing under Mikeman or Miekmann. Under Mich(a)el,Michl I found the name Michelman(n) When you use Michael is also a Christian name in German,but when you say Michael in English the -ch- becomes a -k-. So it could been changed from a ,ch' to a 'k' The name Michelman(n) has been around since the year 1223/25 Katharina > > >I have found 2 variations of Mikeman and they are Miekman & >Meinkmann.....Could these be genuine variations of the present day spelling >Mikeman? Looks like Michelmann is another variation- change the "ch" to >"k" and drop the "l". Where in Germany did you see this name? >Jeannie > > > > "Katharina > Hines" To: >[email protected] > <[email protected] cc: > ail.com> Subject: Re: [GERMANKING] >German Spellings > > 10/28/1999 > 05:23 PM > > > > > > >There is a German name Michelmann ,year 1423/25 Michelman. >It is a west slavic name. > >Katharina > > > > > >Looking for possible spellings of Mikeman in German. Ancestors >originated > >Germany and changed spelling of last name upon entering U.S. > >Thanks > >Jeannie > > > >email: [email protected] > > > > > > > >==== GERMAN-KINGDOMS Mailing List ==== > >Brother, > >Can you spare $10 dollars to support Rootsweb? > >Ask me why..... mailto:[email protected] > > > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > >==== GERMAN-KINGDOMS Mailing List ==== >Brother, >Can you spare $10 dollars to support Rootsweb? >Ask me why..... mailto:[email protected] > > > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com