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From: Derek Wild <>
Subject: Re: German surnames
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 21:25:26 GMT


(Iona Meyer) writes:
> Edward Flick <> wrote:
>
> >I have a German encyclopedia of German names and will be glad to
> >help anyone who is interested in finding out the meaning of their
> >German last names.
>
> >Ilse Flick
>
>
> Greetings Ilse,
>
> My grandfather Homer Franklin Minckler
> born Mar 3 1894 in Mitchell SD USA
>
> is thought to have been "Pennsylvania Dutch" which is of course
> German. Would his name be entered in your book, and if so what is it's
> meaning?
>
> Thank-you - this is a lot of fun but getting discouraging. You'd
> think I'd be able to find at least one name I'm looking for!
>
> Iona,

I am looking for the origin and place of the name Wild. Just
wondering if you could help.

Derek
> Take care and keep smilin' . . . Iona
> "and I think I'll stay six now for ever and ever"
>
>

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