[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] What is the name?

[George Shoning]

Hello Linda,

Looking at the names, Preussenhaupt or Preußenhaupt and Preussentanz or Preußentanz, I can see meanings that my be useful to you.  Preußenhaupt can mean "Prussian head".  The word "head" here could mean chief or principal, but most likely, it means "person belonging to Prussia".  This is the meaning in a poem -

Und trifft Dich eines Feindes Schwert,
Und sinkt Dein Preußenhaupt,
Heil Dir, es fält der Väter werth,
Von Lorbeerkranz unlaubt.

Rough translation:

And are you struck by an enemy sword, 
And sinks your Prussian head, 
Hail, it is worthy of your fathers, 
Crowned with a laurel wreath.

Preußentanz could refer to a danz of the Prussians.  Incidentally, you can find quite a few people with the last name of "Preußentanz" if you submit "Preußentanz" (with the quotations) to Google.

Preußentür could refer to "Prussian door" or "Door into Prussia".

Have fun.

George Shoning 


----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Bowen" <lindakbowen at cox.net>
To: ger-poland-volhynia at sggee.org
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 4:04:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] What is the name?

It looks like my cut and paste didn't work very well.
 From the  VKP records

  Adam Preussenhaupt born 1884 in Iwanowka 1884 to Heinrich and Mathilde 
Jaroschewitch .
Johann Preussentanz born 1881 in Dabrowka  to Heinrich and Mathilde 
Jerneshawotz
Emilie Pressetuer? born in 1880 in Dubno  to Heinrich and Mathilde 
Czaraschewitsch.

Any guesses what this name could really be?


On 8/19/2014 3:32 PM, Linda Bowen wrote:
> Hi all,
> Hi have found  birth records in the VKP records for the sister of my 
> great grandmother.
>
> The record with the mother's name that is transcribed correctly
> has the father's name transcribed  Preussenhaupt  .
> The issue I have with that name is that I can find no other records 
> with that name anywhere.
> I've searched the German phone book and I couldn't pull up that name.
> No Ancestry.com (world subscription) entry. The name sees to be non 
> existent except
> for this record.
> Anyone   want to guess what the real name could be??
>
> I have not rented the films to look for myself.
>
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> Preussenhaupt
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> Adam
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> 24Dec
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> 1884
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> Iwanowka
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> ZHI
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> Heinrich
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> Mathilde
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> Jaroschewitsch
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> 1897691-6/1885
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> 69
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> 770
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> Preussentanz
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> Johann
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> 15Nov
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> 1881
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> Dabrowka
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> ZHI
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> Heinrich
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> Mathilde
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> Jerneshawotz
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> 1897596-1/1882
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> 568
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> 191
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> Preussetuer?
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> Emilie
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> 27Oct
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> 1880
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> Dubno
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> ZHI
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> Heinrich
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> Mathilde
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> Czaraschewitsch
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> 1897593-3/1881
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> 136
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> 126
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> TIA
> Linda
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