Hi Ingolf, Thank you so very much for the definitions of the sirnames. I have always wondered what they stood for. I want to include the definition along with each sirname genealogy notebook. You have helped me so very much! Thanks again Ingolf!! GQQD luck with all your adventures in genealogy!! Darlene Hicks darcards@yahoo.com --- Ingolf Vogel <vogeling@freenet.de> wrote: > Hello, > > GUHR(T) - 1) shortend form of Gregor[y] 2) > occationaly given to a person > stemming from places called Guhr, Guhren, etc. > > SCHULTZ - s medieval steward > > SIEM - either shortend form of Simon, or a shortend > form of names with the > root "sigu", e.g. Siegesmund, Siegmar etc. > > SCHACHT - 1) Low German name from medeiavl german > "Schacht" = shaft, given > to a maker of spears and similar things 2) Upper > (i.e. south) German name > derived from the medieval German word "schach" = a > seperate, appart woodland > or small forest, given to a person that lived near > or in such a forest. > My source doesn't give the meaning "Schacht = name > given to a miner" but I > would also consider that a very good explanation. > > Regards, > > Ingolf Vogel > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com