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The Name Meanings are NOT accurate at All.

by lala (guest)

8/23/2004, 2:06 PM

in reply to a message by Lauren B

The meanings for many names are compeltely wrong

Lala

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- Helminger (guest) +1

8/30/2004, 9:10 PM

Can anyone tell me the meaning of the name Helminger? I have also found it spelled on gravestones, Hellminger. I would appreciate any help. Thank you. Kathy Helminger

- Andy (guest)

8/31/2004, 12:52 AM

I think HELMINGER is a personal name derived from the place-name Helming. As far as I can see, there are three places by that name in Germany and they are all located in Bavaria. The place-name again probably goes back to a personal name with the Germanic element "Helm" (helmet), like Helmfried or Helmbrecht. I wouldn't get confused by the double L.

Hope this helps.

Andy ;—)

- Seda* (Sedalyn) +2

8/23/2004, 5:37 PM

well...

Some of the meanings are wrong and some of them are not. It's better than one of my baby names books though, so I have to give it some credit.

-Seda*

- Chrisell (guest) +1

8/23/2004, 7:21 PM

Lol . . .

. . . that's not saying much, given some of the shockers of name books that I've seen.

"sometimes accurate" doesn't equal "accurate". And the odd points of accuracy don't excuse the massive mis-information that sites like that perpetrate.

Compared to the painstaking accuracy - and acknowledgement of missing knowledge - at BtN, babynames.com is just mush.

But I'm sure you know that! :-D

- Seda* (Sedalyn)

8/31/2004, 5:53 PM

of course...

*SK*

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