Germans quite often named their children with a baptismal first name and a second name which was used by the family. My Johan Christian Berger (d 1774) had sons all named with Johan except one who was Johannes. Johannes had no second name. the others were Johan Philip, Johan Christian, Johan Henry, etc. Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: Ronald K Wiandt,Jr <ronwiandtjr@juno.com> To: <PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2001 2:17 AM Subject: [PADutch] German children having the same first name. > Would anyone know why German families name their sons with the same > first name? I know that the middle name is always different. Example: > Researching my family line, all the son's first names are Johann and the > middle names were different. Is there any reason for this? > > Ron Wiandt, Jr. > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== > Abbreviations---PD=Pennsylvania Dutch, PMH=Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage magazine, MFH=Mennonite family History magazine, MRJ=Mennonite Research Journal, LMHS=Lancaster Mennonite Hist. Society. > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > >