Hello, GREINKE - Eastern German diminuative form of the name Grein : which derives either from medieval German "grin" = loud scream or a form of the name Quirin. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: <greinkel@flinthills.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 10:00 PM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] German Surname - GREINKE > I hope this is proper format. I'm am looking for any information on the German surname "Greinke". The earliest I have found location wise is Glowitz, Germanyt from around the 1850's. Any assistance is appreciated. > > Larry Greinke

Thank you very much. Some how I received information that it meant "The quarrelsome or argumentive person. This was due to I guess rafts being caught on a curve or bend in a river. In any event. Can I impose on one more surname? "Greunke", your kindness is appreciated. Larry Greinke ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ingolf Vogel" <vogeling@freenet.de> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 4:08 PM Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] German Surname - GREINKE > Hello, > > GREINKE - Eastern German diminuative form of the name Grein : which derives > either from medieval German "grin" = loud scream or a form of the name > Quirin. > > Regards, > > Ingolf Vogel > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <greinkel@flinthills.com> > To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 10:00 PM > Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] German Surname - GREINKE > > > > I hope this is proper format. I'm am looking for any information on the > German surname "Greinke". The earliest I have found location wise is > Glowitz, Germanyt from around the 1850's. Any assistance is appreciated. > > > > Larry Greinke > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hello, If the names Greunke and Greinke are from the Eastern part of Germany, they are very likely to be variants of the same name. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Greinke" <greinkel@flinthills.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 12:57 AM Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] German Surname - GREINKE > Thank you very much. Some how I received information that it meant "The > quarrelsome or argumentive person. This was due to I guess rafts being > caught on a curve or bend in a river. In any event. Can I impose on one > more surname? "Greunke", your kindness is appreciated. > > Larry Greinke > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ingolf Vogel" <vogeling@freenet.de> > To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 4:08 PM > Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] German Surname - GREINKE > > > > Hello, > > > > GREINKE - Eastern German diminuative form of the name Grein : which > derives > > either from medieval German "grin" = loud scream or a form of the name > > Quirin. > > > > Regards, > > > > Ingolf Vogel > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <greinkel@flinthills.com> > > To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 10:00 PM > > Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] German Surname - GREINKE > > > > > > > I hope this is proper format. I'm am looking for any information on the > > German surname "Greinke". The earliest I have found location wise is > > Glowitz, Germanyt from around the 1850's. Any assistance is appreciated. > > > > > > Larry Greinke > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >