oldenburg-l - Nachricht 2008-04 00044

[pjc203 <pjc203(a)zoomtown.com>]

Thank you very much
Paula Calhoun (Withorn)
Hamilton, Ohio


---- REPKINGRON(a)aol.com wrote: 
>  
> Withorn does not appear in "German Names"by Hans Bahlow.  However the  
> following two names do appear.
>  
> WITT - frequent lower German = weiß, weiße "white" for a white-haired,  fair-
> haired person
> HORN -found in all areas of the German speaking world; mostly a field or  
> place name, sometimes a house
>  
> Therefore, a  possible meaning for WITHORN could be WHITEHOUSE
>  
> 
> Ronald J  Repking 
> Flossmoor, Illinois
>  
>  
> a message dated 4/16/08 2:45:27 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
> pjc203(a)zoomtown.com writes:
> 
> Hello  Werner,
> Does the name Withorn mean anything in German.  I know some of  the family 
> names have meanings, but I've never been able to find the name  Withorn or any 
> history of the name.
> Paula Calhoun
> 
> 
> 
> ----   wierhake <wierhake(a)freenet.de> wrote: 
> > Hallo Paula, the names  Withorn, Wiethorn, Wiedhorn and Weithorn all belong 
> > to the same clan.  They settled in  Damme, Oldenburg  and  Dielingen, 
> >  Westfalen. Their religion was  Lutheran. greetings Werner  Wierhake.
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From:  <pjc203(a)zoomtown.com>
> > To: "Oldenburg-l Genealogy"  <oldenburg-l(a)genealogy.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 2:09  PM
> > Subject: [OL] Withorn
> > 
> > 
> > > Looking for  any information on WITHORN.  1880 US Census states areas of 
> > >  Prussia, Rheinland, Oldenburg, or Hannover.  I can also find Wiethorn or 
>  
> > > Weithorn-Are these variations of Withorn or a totally different  name in 
> > > German?  Any information would be greatly  appreciated
> > > Paula Calhoun
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