[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Jesswein or Gesswein

[Nelson]

The Dictionary of German Names by Hans Bahlow for Gesswein says see Gosswein
(o with an umlaut each time) Gosswein (Bavarian & Franconian) = Gosswin,
Germanic personal name. (Goss, related to the tribe of the Goths; win =
friend. Cf. place name Gossweinstein in Franconia, in Swabia an unrounded
form occurs; Gesswein; others are Central German (Mitteldeutsch) Giesswein,
in Silesia Giessmann,  in Cologne the name appeared as early as 1218 as,
first name; Gosswin Minnevuss; as a family name Eberlin Gosswin,, near
Stuttgart 1332, J. Goswin, Lowenburg 1389. Related are Gossmann and Gossl in
Bavaria. How's that for an oldie?
There is no mention of Jesswein.
Nelson Itterman
Edmonton

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> In the EWZ records there are both Jesswein families and Gesswein families.
I
> wonder whether the families are connected. Are these the same family
names, or
> could they be two distinct family groups? Is anyone familiar with the two
> names? The area is Protowka or Neuheim, near Zhitomir.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dwayne
>
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