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2008/03/26 07:11:18
JT Koenig
[OL] Bolling Family of Wardenburg, Oldenburg, Germany		 Datum 2008/03/26 15:31:39
RICHARD L SCHINDALL
[OL] CD Availability...................
2008/03/26 06:09:13
mstulken
[OL] "-ken" ending?		 Betreff 2008/03/26 17:38:47
mstulken
Re: [OL] "-ken" ending?
2008/03/22 11:39:27
Hartmut von Häfen
[OL] BOUWER / BAUWER in Oldenburg		 Autor 2008/03/26 16:16:56
Heiko Ahlers
Re: [OL] CD Availability...................

Re: [OL] "-ken" ending?

Date: 2008/03/26 08:16:16
From: Heiko Ahlers <HeikoAhlers(a)t-online.de> 

Hello,
the -ken (or -ke)like Stulken, Wemke, Reinke is a diminutive,  and yes, the names can be patronymic. They mean "the little one", like Alke or Alken from Adelheid.

Regards
Heiko

<mstulken(a)wi.net> schrieb:
>I've noticed that a lot of the names on the Wiefelstede CD have the "-ken"
>ending.  Can someone tell me if the ending has a meaning?  It doesn't seem
>to be a patronym.
>
>Thank you,
>Marilyn
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