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From: "Norma" <>
Subject: Re: [IOWA] Names
Date: Sun, 5 May 2002 01:59:17 -0700
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Hello All, For some food for thought! My great grandfather was Born in
Germany. His Fathers name John Wolf Grandfathers name John Wolf His name
John Frederick , Bro. John,George Brother John Charles. I have been told
this is indeed a German thing and at one point in time all of the children
carried the first name of father and Back on the line.I think it would be
the same as adding Son in Scandinavian ancestry or Datter, I have dealt
with this with all my ancestry search, Now when they named me I ended up
with "Norma Frances Irene " So any ways just thot to put my two cents in. I
still have one John Wolf No middle initial found. Norma
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Subject: Re: [IOWA] Names


> Hi, all!!
> This discussion of names is very interesting, and maybe someone could
help me
> find an answer about my ancestor's names. On both my mother's and
father's sides of
> my family, there is a "recycling" of the same names, even on the same
group of kids
> in the same generation. For instance, on my mother's side her father and
brothers
> are Henry Otto, Otto Herman, Edward Herman and two girls named Hedwig and
Hedwick
> both with different middle names(one middle name was Louise and I have to
look up
> the other). On my father's side, we have Henry Alfred and Marlan Henry,
and Anthony
> John and Harold Anthony. The next generation back does the same kind of
> "recycling". Is that common or is that a peculiar German habit? All the
names I've
> given are from from first generation Americans of German descent.
> Any ideas? Thanks and I hope you are all having a good day!!
> Lori
>
> Bill Houdek wrote:
>
> > The whole subject of how one is named can or has opened a whole
> > new or old line of discussion.
> >
> > My given names are William Richard. My paternal g/father was Richard
> > and my maternal g/father was William. My Mother knew I would always
> > be called by the nick-name and she did not like Dick so the order of
> > my
> > given names were decided that way.
> >
> > Our son-in-law is Frank Mike and goes by Mike. His father is Mike
> > Frank
> > and is called Frank. My father was Paul King and went by P.K.
> >
> > Bill Houdek
> >
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