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in reply to a message by JHK
Yes, it makes sense to me too. Elisabeth "Betche" had a sister Margarete "Gretche" and Betche's husband was Christian. Betche had a daughter named Margarete "Maje" and a daughter named Christina "Dina", so I'm thinking Elisabeth "Sette" is likely.
"It's the job that is never started that takes the longest to finish." - J.R.R. Tolkien
http://babynames.com/namelist/9415432
"It's the job that is never started that takes the longest to finish." - J.R.R. Tolkien
http://babynames.com/namelist/9415432
This message was edited 10/28/2010, 12:35 PM
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SETTE is not listed in W. Seibicke's Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch. This makes it rather unlikely that Sette is or was actually used as a registered given name.
Seibicke has SETTCHEN, though: pet form of Lisette. And this makes sense to me and could well be the missing link to Elisabeth. Of course Lisette is a French variant of Elisabeth, but the German pronunciation lee-zeh-teh is possible and would lead to Sette (zeh-teh).
Roswitha as the origin of Sette seems very unlikely to me.
Seibicke has SETTCHEN, though: pet form of Lisette. And this makes sense to me and could well be the missing link to Elisabeth. Of course Lisette is a French variant of Elisabeth, but the German pronunciation lee-zeh-teh is possible and would lead to Sette (zeh-teh).
Roswitha as the origin of Sette seems very unlikely to me.
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