GüntherBöhm-[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Nell "Schemion-eck" @ Simeon's castle?

[Otto]

Afternoon Günther,
If you read carefully. . . what I've written previously, you will  
become aware that "Schemionken" is a specific village or estate  
described by the latitude and longitude coordinates. ( Use JewishGen  
ShtetlSeeker to locate it.)  I am not searching for any other. I  
learned quickly, as a young boy, to test frozen ice with one foot  
instead of two.

Nell Schemioneck from Brisbane, Australia, supplied the spellings of  
both the surname "Schemioneck" and and village/estate "Schemionken."

I am deconstructing the surname as it is written to derive its  
earlier meaning and connect it to the onetime East Prussian village  
or estate, if at all possible, for her.
"Schemioneck" could harbor two possible meanings. Both have been  
explained. The 'castle' suffix is described as a possible second choice.

A first surname spelling was discussed in the beginning e-letter  
thread with the name "Schemion-ek". The suffix is Slavic or could be  
a misspelling of the Platt 'eck'.   No 'standard' rules of language  
were involved or applied.

Surname 'Schemionek/"Siemion-ek" has a Slavic suffix.   Estate name  
'Schemionken'= "Siemion-ki" has a Polish suffix.
We are NOT looking for relatives or villages with a 'sounds like'  
name. I am certain Poland has many "little Simeons".

For specific count of surnames in Poland as of the year 2002, I use  
the CD database released by the Polish Academy of Sciences, Polish  
language Institute, Polish Genealogical Society of America,  
"Dictionary Of Surnames In Current Use In Poland At The Beginning Of  
The 21st Century"- compiled by Kazimierz Rymut.

I also own and use the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of  
Poland and other Slavic countries on CD.

On Apr 27, 2006, at 12:35 PM, Günther Böhm wrote:

> Otto schrieb:
>
>> "Schemion (eck) could also be the German suffix 'eck', 'egg' = Burg,
>> Schloss.  Befestige Anlage.
> Otto,
> you made a pretty tour d'horizon,

. . .  Otto

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