Thank you for the great information. I didn't realize that folks went by a name other than their given name. I appreciate knowing how you organize your data also. Thanks again. --- "R. Lipprandt" <rloss@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Maybe... > > In my particular case, Mina was shortened from > Wilhelmina. Also, had a > string of Elisabeth's (Elisa/Elsa) for a few > generations. > > Two of my male names are Karl/Carl/Charles and > Gottlieb/Gottlob/Gottlief > that seem to be family favorites for a few > generations. > > Also, keep an open mind with reference to first and > middle names as is > currently popular. In Prussia/Germany the pattern > was for one (of what we > consider middle names) was the user name or the name > that the individual > went by. At times, the individual grew up being > known as one name and > growing tired of it and using another given name > later in life. > > At times it's a guessing game. When I find the name > the individual used > mostly, I underscore it. > > Regards, Robert Lipprandt > =================== > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wendy Fischbach" <wfischbach@yahoo.com> > To: <PRUSSIA-ROOTS@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 10:54 PM > Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Radke from West Prussia > > > > Hello Everyone, I was wondering if this > information > > makes sense to anyone. My grandmother shared her > > grandmother Henrietta Radke, from West Prussia, > gave > > her daughters the same middle name in order to > trace > > family lines. The middle name is Mina. So for > example, > > my family has Margaret Mina, Martha Mina, Clara > Mina, > > Frieda Mina, and Alma Mina. > > > > Is the middle name of 'Mina' somehow significant > > beyond the generation it was given? Could there be > a > > relationship with some other given or surname or > > location? > > > > Any information or ideas would be appreciated. > Thank > > you. > > > > Regards, > > Wendy Fischbach > > > > To accomplish great things, we must not only act, > but also dream; not only > > plan, but also believe. -Anatole France > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Don't pick lemons. > > See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. > > http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to > > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. -Anatole France ____________________________________________________________________________________ It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/

By given name... I assume you mean the baptismal name(s) if the family practiced a religion that baptized infants. If the family was Roman Catholic, Orthodox Russian, Polish or Greek, it would have been proper to use the names of saints as the first and sometimes second and third "given" names with one of the sponsors/witnesses and the fourth... maybe a fifth. If the family was Evangelical or Lutheran (child baptisms), then it could be saints, or all witnesses, or all favorite uncles, aunts... maybe mothers, fathers etc. etc. No real patterns unless it was just a family tradition to continue the name. Or... could be for another deceased child that had died earlier. Unfortunately, there are no hard rules for such an event. Organizing data I would assume you mean the name?? If I have a birth or baptismal document, they I will enter the name same as it would be on the document. The distinction I would make in my files is to underscore the name the individual used during his/her lifetime. With Germanic naming, you can rest assured that there is way more than one name and that the name they used is somewhere in the middle of the pack of what is on the baptismal certificate. It is apparently and English thing to put the user name in the beginning of the given name. This can get really confusing. Bottom line is that it all depends upon how the family did their naming practices! Regards, Robert Lipprandt =================== Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Family names > Thank you for the great information. I didn't realize > that folks went by a name other than their given name. > I appreciate knowing how you organize your data also. > Thanks again. > > > --- "R. Lipprandt" <rloss@bellsouth.net> wrote: > >> Maybe... >> >> In my particular case, Mina was shortened from >> Wilhelmina. Also, had a >> string of Elisabeth's (Elisa/Elsa) for a few >> generations. >> >> Two of my male names are Karl/Carl/Charles and >> Gottlieb/Gottlob/Gottlief >> that seem to be family favorites for a few >> generations. >> >> Also, keep an open mind with reference to first and >> middle names as is >> currently popular. In Prussia/Germany the pattern >> was for one (of what we >> consider middle names) was the user name or the name >> that the individual >> went by. At times, the individual grew up being >> known as one name and >> growing tired of it and using another given name >> later in life. >> >> At times it's a guessing game. When I find the name >> the individual used >> mostly, I underscore it. >> >> Regards, Robert Lipprandt >> ===================