Again, as told to me, the early Lutheran Germans did not abandon their Saints when they first quit being Catholics. Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: <Fathchuck@aol.com> To: <PFALZ-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 5:58 PM Subject: Re: [PFALZ] which to choose??? > In a message dated 7/29/00 8:15:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > ginia2@san.rr.com writes: > > << I was also told that > in the early German naming pattern, the first name was given to honor a > saint or a revered or respected person, and that the second name was the one > actually used. >> > > > That would explain wby my ggreatgrandmother and her sisters were Maria > Dorothea, Maria Sarah, and Maria Valentine! I amways wondered. Had they been > Catholic it would have made sense, but they were Lutheran. > > Thanks! > > > Chuck Schwartz > > > ==== PFALZ Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation longer than 4 days? > send your message to Pfalz-L-request@rootsweb.com (click and ready to go) > mailto:Pfalz-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.166 / Virus Database: 79 - Release Date: 6/20/00