Ioannis is the Greek spelling, Johannes is the Latin spelling. Patrisia >From TRIER-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com Sat Jan 23 15:21:57 1999 >Received: from [204.212.38.30] by hotmail.com (1.1) with SMTP id MHotMailB873A4941D105D101707BCCD4261E060C0; Sat Jan 23 15:21:57 1999 >Received: (from slist@localhost) > by bl-14.rootsweb.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA13531; > Sat, 23 Jan 1999 15:10:09 -0800 (PST) >Resent-Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 15:10:09 -0800 (PST) >Reply-To: <mmeister@wt.net> >From: "Mark Lesmeister" <mmeister@wt.net> >Old-To: <TRIER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> >Subject: RE: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] What's in a Name? >Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 17:18:46 -0600 >Message-ID: <001601be4726$bab36180$0100a8c0@mmeister.wt.net> >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >X-Priority: 3 (Normal) >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 8.5, Build 4.71.2173.0 >Importance: Normal >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 >In-Reply-To: <130d27c1.36aa291a@aol.com> >Resent-Message-ID: <"pfbRVD.A.5SD.Pblq2"@bl-14.rootsweb.com> >To: TRIER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: TRIER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <TRIER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/1608 >X-Loop: TRIER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >Precedence: list >Resent-Sender: TRIER-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com > >FWIW, I too have often run across the name Jois, or Joes, used I believe as >an abreviation for Johannes in 18 and 19th century baptismal records. BTW, >when they do spell it out, the Latin version of the name was sometimes >written joannis or even ioannis. > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: MegNel1659@aol.com [mailto:MegNel1659@aol.com] >Sent: Saturday, January 23, 1999 1:55 PM >To: TRIER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] What's in a Name? > > >I have always thought that the American version of Johann was John. Now I >have run across the name Jois, or Joes, of a person who may have become John >in the US. Are these names interchangeable? Also Johannes. > >Meg Nelson >California USA > > >==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >Greatest Christmas Gift Ever! >Support RootsWeb! Help provide FREE genealogical resources on the >Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > >==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== >Greatest Christmas Gift Ever! >Support RootsWeb! Help provide FREE genealogical resources on the >Internet: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com