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5/23/2018, 6:47 AM Frollein Gladys
1/27/2016, 10:03 AM Frollein Gladys
4/13/2015, 12:33 PM Frollein Gladys
9/30/2012, 10:50 AM Frollein Gladys

Name Erdme
Gender Feminine
Usage German (East Prussian)
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

East Prussian German form of ERDMUTHE influenced by Lithuanian ERDMĖ.
This name was usually given to a girl whose next older sibling had died in infancy. Superstition had it that this name would protect the child from an early death.
Very common name in the late 1700s and throughout the 1800s.
Added 9/30/2012 by Frollein Gladys