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 >