Re: GEN-DE Need Help Transcribing A Given Name

Miriam Trojer wrote:
> Robert Behnen schrieb:
>>    
>>   The mother's name appears as Liesche Löhningke (marriage) and Lische
Lönning
>>   respectively.  The name in the marriage record was given what I
presume to be some
>>   type of feminine ending "ke" usually the ending would be "in" but the
pastor used
>>   this form with this surname.   
>>    
>>   It all depends how you record your names.  Bauer or Bauerin,
Kottelmann or
>>   Kottelmännin, etc.          Löhning or Löhningke
>>    
>>   Löhning is the same phonetically as Lönning.  It was just written
differently perhaps
>>   by different people.  I have seen names change even with the same
pastor writing
>>   the entries.
>>    
> I would say it is Liesche Löhningke (marriage) for sure, but in baptism
> it is a little doubtful, the 4th letter isn't a n...more a j, that would
>  explain also the double i-points...
> 
> so: Lönjing

I would tend more to the version Robert gave, the extension below the 
second "n" looks to me more like a damaged part (or random ink spot).

Richard

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