Hello, Wiegmann, Wigmann, Wichmann are all the same name. Wig and Wich are pronounced the same way in German. Often you have the spelling change back and forth between Wigmann and Wichmann within a few years. Wichmann is a VERY common name in northern Germany ! The name Wi(e)g(ch)mann is made up of the Germanic roots "wig" (war) and "man" (man). Variants include : Weichmann, Weickmann, Weigmann, Wichmann, Wiechmann, Wickmann, Wigmann, all depending on local dialect and on the preference of the priest - with frequent changes of the spelling. The German telephone directory lists : Wichmann 6050 Wiechmann 2032 Wigmann 42 Wiegmann 1913 Wieckmann 10 Wiekmann 0 Wickmann 122 Wiekmann 0 Weichmann 193 Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stan Wickman" <cownabor@htdconnect.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 6:42 AM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] WICKMAN, METCALFE > I have a reference that relates both WICKMAN and METCALFE to cows in > England. This is fascinating to me because my wife is a METCALFE whose roots > lie in England and Ireland among other sources. > > There are a large number of Scandinavian WICKMANs in the USA, especially > Wisconsin and Minnesota. > > My ancestors came from Hannover in Deutschland. There are apparently several > possibilities: Wiegmann, Wichmann, Wiechmann to name three. > > Will Durant, in his history, relates the English "wick" to the Scandahoovian > "vik" because of the Viking raids and the similar meanings of the words. > > What say you about the possibilities for the origin of WICKMAN? METCALF(E)? > > Stan > > > ============================== > 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 > >

Holy Mackerel!!! Thanks Ingolf. Vielen Dank. I shall try to use this info constructively. Stan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ingolf Vogel" <vogeling@freenet.de> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 1:35 AM Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] WICKMAN > Hello, > > Wiegmann, Wigmann, Wichmann are all the same name. Wig and Wich are > pronounced the same way in German. Often you have the spelling change back > and forth between Wigmann and Wichmann within a few years. Wichmann is a > VERY common name in northern Germany ! > > The name Wi(e)g(ch)mann is made up of the Germanic roots "wig" (war) and > "man" (man). > Variants include : Weichmann, Weickmann, Weigmann, Wichmann, Wiechmann, > Wickmann, Wigmann, all depending on local dialect and on the preference of > the priest - with frequent changes of the spelling. > > The German telephone directory lists : > > Wichmann 6050 > Wiechmann 2032 > Wigmann 42 > Wiegmann 1913 > Wieckmann 10 > Wiekmann 0 > Wickmann 122 > Wiekmann 0 > Weichmann 193 > > Regards, > > Ingolf Vogel > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stan Wickman" <cownabor@htdconnect.com> > To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 6:42 AM > Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] WICKMAN, METCALFE > > > > I have a reference that relates both WICKMAN and METCALFE to cows in > > England. This is fascinating to me because my wife is a METCALFE whose > roots > > lie in England and Ireland among other sources. > > > > There are a large number of Scandinavian WICKMANs in the USA, especially > > Wisconsin and Minnesota. > > > > My ancestors came from Hannover in Deutschland. There are apparently > several > > possibilities: Wiegmann, Wichmann, Wiechmann to name three. > > > > Will Durant, in his history, relates the English "wick" to the > Scandahoovian > > "vik" because of the Viking raids and the similar meanings of the words. > > > > What say you about the possibilities for the origin of WICKMAN? > METCALF(E)? > > > > Stan > > > > > > ============================== > > 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 >