---- Elke Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > I am sure she thought about the name Johanna or Johann. You also wouldn't > pronounce it as we do here like John but like she pronounced your name, > Joanne. :) > > Elke Hi Elke, had hoped you would jump in and help with the "j." Loved my time in Germany, never knowing that my ancestors came from very near where I lived. Too soon old and too late smart. Joanne > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 7:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Jaeger > > > My name is Joanne and when I lived in Germany, my landlady called me Youan, > as the German "J" is > pronounced "yout." That is as close to the spelling of the sound as I can > come. > Joanne Yeager Thorne > > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line data. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > If you refer to a Germanna descendant, include a link to your on-line data. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message