The name is Savilla --also Sibilla. This female given-name (and its variants) has been used in the Penna-Dutch (German) community for many years. The name of your subject was probably written as 'Siwilla' because the Penna-Dutch 'v' often becomes a 'w' sound. Supposedly this name comes from the Greek (from Sybill, meaning = prophetess). Not sure if there really is a translation of the name into English. A lot of names don't really translate, but sometimes people just choose a similar-sounding English name to use. HTH, Liz J On 21 May 2010 12:12, Jane Hamilton <rhamilton26@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > Has anyone heard of the given name "SIWILLA". If not English, then what might it be translated to? I tried a > goggle translation. This name is from a will in 1803. > Thank you, Jane
----- Original Message ----- From: "E Johnson" <iris.gates@gmail.com> To: <paphilad@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 5:30 PM Subject: Re: [PAPhl] SIWILLIA Rothermel The name is Savilla --also Sibilla. This female given-name (and its variants) has been used in the Penna-Dutch (German) community for many years. The name of your subject was probably written as 'Siwilla' because the Penna-Dutch 'v' often becomes a 'w' sound. Supposedly this name comes from the Greek (from Sybill, meaning = prophetess). Not sure if there really is a translation of the name into English. A lot of names don't really translate, but sometimes people just choose a similar-sounding English name to use. HTH, Liz J On 21 May 2010 12:12, Jane Hamilton <rhamilton26@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > Has anyone heard of the given name "SIWILLA". If not English, then what > might it be translated to? I tried a > goggle translation. This name is from a will in 1803. > Thank you, Jane ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PAPHILAD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2888 - Release Date: 05/21/10 14:26:00
To the group, Sorry, this went out previoously without a return reply. Thanks to all who responded, Joan and Liz are on the right track. It was a woman's will, not the husband and her name is spelt differently, but similar in other records. Siwilla, Sibilla, Sybila, etc. Jane > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "E Johnson" <iris.gates@gmail.com> > To: <paphilad@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 5:30 PM > Subject: Re: [PAPhl] SIWILLIA Rothermel > > > The name is Savilla --also Sibilla. This female given-name (and its > variants) has been used in the Penna-Dutch (German) community for many > years. > > The name of your subject was probably written as 'Siwilla' because the > Penna-Dutch 'v' often becomes a 'w' sound. > > Supposedly this name comes from the Greek (from Sybill, meaning = > prophetess). > > Not sure if there really is a translation of the name into English. A > lot of names don't really translate, but sometimes people just choose > a similar-sounding English name to use. > > HTH, > Liz J > > > On 21 May 2010 12:12, Jane Hamilton <rhamilton26@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > >> Has anyone heard of the given name "SIWILLA". If not English, then what >> might it be translated to? I tried a >> goggle translation. This name is from a will in 1803. >> Thank you, Jane > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD > ********* > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAPHILAD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2888 - Release Date: 05/21/10 > 14:26:00 > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PAPHILAD > ********* > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PAPHILAD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2888 - Release Date: 05/21/10 14:26:00