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Help[Facts] Re: German Names: Johanna & Ernst
in reply to a message by Michael Calder
As albowin says: JOHANNE is a rare variant of JOHANNA. Wilfried Seibicke in his Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch does not separate the names when he lists the records through history. However, he lists a Johanne for 1515 and one in the 17th century (and a last one in 1983).
For ERNEST, he claims a French background rather than English. His oldest records date back to the 19th century and he suspects that these are actually "parish register forms of Ernst". Later examples obviously are genuine, so you certainly cannot say that the name never existed in Germany.
Andy ;—)
For ERNEST, he claims a French background rather than English. His oldest records date back to the 19th century and he suspects that these are actually "parish register forms of Ernst". Later examples obviously are genuine, so you certainly cannot say that the name never existed in Germany.
Andy ;—)
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