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2008/03/26 17:36:17
RICHARD L SCHINDALL
Re: [OL] CD Availability...................		 Datum 2008/03/27 03:34:36
Jenifer Nelson
Re: [OL] Bolling Family of Wardenburg, Oldenburg, Germany
2008/03/26 08:16:16
Heiko Ahlers
Re: [OL] "-ken" ending?		 Betreff 2008/03/13 15:45:57
Gene
[OL] Adoption of wife's name
2008/03/26 06:09:13
mstulken
[OL] "-ken" ending?		 Autor 2008/03/13 05:24:32
PAUL BRUGGENSCHMIDT
[OL] Name Changing

Re: [OL] "-ken" ending?

Date: 2008/03/26 17:38:47
From: mstulken <mstulken(a)wi.net> 

Thank you, Heiko!  There is always so much to learn in this genealogy
thing.  :-)

I've noticed that the "-ke" ending (but not "-ken") was also used in the
West Prussia/Posen area.

Greetings from sunny Wisconsin,
Marilyn

> 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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