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Subject: Re: [IOWA] Names
Date: Sun, 05 May 2002 12:00:29 -0500
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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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