[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Deograti or Deograto

[Frank & Kay Wolniak]

Gunther, on the same note do you have alternatives for the name Gottfried?
Thanks,  Frank


Günther Böhm wrote:

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>>Is the latin name Deograti or Deograto the equivalent to Gottlieb?, or can 
>>it be used for Gottfried too?
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>Rose,
>more likely Gottlieb (beloved by god) since [lat.] gratus = pleasant, 
>thankful. Pleasant = [German] lieb.
>The Latin name is Deograt[us], [Gen.] Deograti, [Dat.] Deograto.
>Another Latin version of Gottlieb is Amadeus which means the imperative 
>"love God!"
>The Greek equivalent of Gottlieb is Theophil[os].
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>The German names Gottgetreu, Gotthilf [-helf], Gottlieb, Gottlob, 
>Gottwert etc. are pietist lutheran inventions of the late 17th to early 
>19th century why at those times catholic priests tended to annihilate 
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