[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Name Translations by Reiner

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Hi Reiner and List,

I am particularly interested in this, because of the example you gave:

Amalie (German) => Emilia (Polish)

My grt-grandmother was Bertha Emilie SELINGER. We have been wondering where 
she and her family came from in Europe. My Aunt thought they might have been 
from So. Germany. We have documentation in original papers that her husband 
was from Pomm. They did not meet until both families settled in IL, as far 
as we know. Your example makes me wonder if her family had come from Pomm. 
or that vincinity and not Germany. Is it possible that the spelling of her 
middle name, Emilie could hold the keep to her ancestry?

This is of  particular interest to me as our dau. is expecting our first 
grandchild in 3 months. The kids had just picked out EMILIA as the first 
name for their child. You can imagine my surprise when I saw the example 
given.

Just wondering,

Tricia M.

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> Today's Topics:
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>   1. Re: Name translations (Reiner Kerp)

> Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:25:14 +0200
> From: "Reiner Kerp" <mail at reiner-kerp.de>

"The German spelling" ....

as people hate diacritical characters, there are always problems with
"German Names" not only in polish records. I think, in russsian records it?s 
the same. And, as time went by, even the German spelling changed. Another 
source of influence is the local dialect. You may hardly find RULES for 
this.

We find many "Translations" from German into Polish like
or just "adjustments" because of the different pronounciation of vowels (E 
instead of A or U instad of O), like:

Amalie (German) => Emilia (Polish)

 If looking for names like Buss, be aware that, in old German script, it was 
written Boo? or in still older records even Bohs.
>
> Comparing the names you search for with those on
>
> http://www.odessa3.org/collections/census/link/geser.txt
>
> in many cases will lead you to the original spelling.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Reiner