Would anyone out there know what the original name for Alkire could be? Other spellings seem to be Algire, Alguirre and Von Alkier. I do correspond with two people in Germany with this last name and it is the same there; some spell it one way and some another. Some traditional stories said they came from Scotland. The time of arrival seems to be before 1750. Any help would be appreciated. Mary

ALKIRE (German) Variation of ALGEIER, ALGEIR, ALGEYER, ALGIRE, ALGYER, (ALLGAEU - n Austria). As best as I can figure out from my source, the variations are due to dialect, a relic of a bygone era, mispronunciations, or (in the came of immigrants) a change in spelling in an effort to keep the pronunciation correct in the new surroundings. ---Source: German-American Names by George F. Jones. Barbara Mary Scott wrote: >Would anyone out there know what the original name for Alkire could be? Other spellings seem to be Algire, Alguirre and Von Alkier. I do correspond with two people in Germany with this last name and it is the same there; some spell it one way and some another. Some traditional stories said they came from Scotland. The time of arrival seems to be before 1750. > >Any help would be appreciated. >Mary > > >============================== >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 > > > >

Do I continue asking you?Kenney/Kenne.Field,Hornbeck,deHooges ,Janzen, Decker, Jans,Westbrook,Westfall,etc. ----- Original Message ----- From: "LaChance" <lachance@ccis.com> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 22:53 Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Alkire > ALKIRE (German) Variation of ALGEIER, ALGEIR, ALGEYER, ALGIRE, ALGYER, > (ALLGAEU - n Austria). > As best as I can figure out from my source, the variations are due to > dialect, a relic of a bygone era, mispronunciations, or (in the came of > immigrants) a change in spelling in an effort to keep the pronunciation > correct in the new surroundings. > ---Source: German-American Names by George F. Jones. > Barbara > > Mary Scott wrote: > > >Would anyone out there know what the original name for Alkire could be? Other spellings seem to be Algire, Alguirre and Von Alkier. I do correspond with two people in Germany with this last name and it is the same there; some spell it one way and some another. Some traditional stories said they came from Scotland. The time of arrival seems to be before 1750. > > > >Any help would be appreciated. > >Mary > > > > > >============================== > >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 > >

KENNEY/KENNE 1. Scots.: Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal name "Cionaodha", of uncertain origin but perhaps composed of the elements "cion" (respect, affection) + "Aodh", the name of the pagan god of fire. If so, the name probably means "beloved of Aodh". However, it has also been interpreted as "ardent love". 2. Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic "O'Coinnigh" (descendant of "Coinneach"). FIELD 1. English: someone who lived on land which had been cleared of forest, but not cultivated. It comes from the Old English "feld" (pasture, open country). 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic) Anglicized and shortened form of any of several Jewish surnames. (i.e., Feld(er), Feldman(n), etc.) deHOOGE(S) (Flemish, Dutch) a nickname for a tall person. JANZEN (Dutch) Patronym of JAN, a form of "John". DECKER 1. German: a thatcher or a maker of blankets or matting. 2. English: variation of DITCH. JANS 1. English: patronym of JANE. Jane was from the Middle English given name "Jan", a variation of "John". (As a given name, "Jane" was not specialized as a female form until the 17th century.) 2. Flemish, Dutch: patronym of "JAN", a form of "John". WESTBROOK (English) someone from any of various places with that name. For example in Berkshire, Kent, and the Isle of Wight. ---Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- HORNBECK (German) A form of HORNBACH, meaning "one who came from Hornbach (muddy brook)", the name of two places in Germany. WESTFALL (German) 1. One who came from Westphalia (western plain), a province in Prussia. 2. Dweller at the western clearing. ---Source: New Dictionary of American Surnames by Elsdon C. Smith. Barbara roland elliott wrote: >Do I continue asking you?Kenney/Kenne.Field,Hornbeck,deHooges ,Janzen, >Decker, Jans,Westbrook,Westfall,etc. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "LaChance" <lachance@ccis.com> >To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 22:53 >Subject: Re: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Alkire > > > > >>ALKIRE (German) Variation of ALGEIER, ALGEIR, ALGEYER, ALGIRE, ALGYER, >>(ALLGAEU - n Austria). >>As best as I can figure out from my source, the variations are due to >>dialect, a relic of a bygone era, mispronunciations, or (in the came of >>immigrants) a change in spelling in an effort to keep the pronunciation >>correct in the new surroundings. >>---Source: German-American Names by George F. Jones. >>Barbara >> >>Mary Scott wrote: >> >> >> >>>Would anyone out there know what the original name for Alkire could be? >>> >>> >Other spellings seem to be Algire, Alguirre and Von Alkier. I do correspond >with two people in Germany with this last name and it is the same there; >some spell it one way and some another. Some traditional stories said they >came from Scotland. The time of arrival seems to be before 1750. > > >>>Any help would be appreciated. >>>Mary >>> >>> >>>============================== >>>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 >> >> >> >> > > >============================== >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 > > > >

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