Rootdigger - Emigrants Database - Genealogy in Schleswig-Holstein

Names and names that one went by The habit of giving a newborn child a double, triple or even quadruple name, or rather a set of names, was not uncommon in Schleswig-Holstein in the 19th century. But in every day use, a person would be called and referred to by only one name, two at the most, if they were short (Hans Asmus, for example). And there was no system in chosing of all his names the name one went by. It can certainly not be said that, as a rule, the first name in line was the one in use. The order of the names was no ranking, and the American style of giving names, first name followed by a middle name, cannot be compared with the ways of our ancestors. First names that were in common use in Schleswig-Holstein in the 19th century This list is certainly incomplete. It is meant to help you decipher old handwritten records, and to give you an idea why a girl could be called Trienke in her baptismal record, Catrin in her marital record, Trina in a passenger list, and Catharina in her death record. Those names were used in all forms, equivalent. Where I added the derivation (of ....), I am not sure if the original form was still remembered. In most cases rather not. "Claus" would not be, on any occasion, be addressed as "Nicolaus", although the derivation is undoubted. But "Claus" has become a name in its own right centuries ago, like many others.
Female names Abel Abelone Adelheid Agathe Agnes Alwine Amalia Anna Apollonia Beek, Beck(e) Bertha Caecilie Carolina Catharina Charlotte Christina Dorothea Deesche Eddel Elisabeth Elsche Emma Engel Esther Eva Fieken Frauke Frieda Friederike Geesche(n) Gertrude Greth(je) Hanna Hed(e)wig Heinke Helene Helke Hoebke Ida Johanna Judith Juliane Lina Lena Louise Lucia Magdalena Margaretha Maria Marjen Marlene Martha Metta Rebecca Sielke Sophia Stina Tale, Taleke Tepke Telse Theda Thrien, Trin Wieb Wolber Zielke		Variations, synonyms, derivations Abelke. Of Abellona or Abigail. Apollonia ? Ahlheid, Ahlheit Agatha Agnese, Agneta - - Ann, Antje, Antge, Anke Abellone ? Rebecca Berta Cielke, Si(e)lke, Zielke Lina Thrien, Catrin, Trinke Lotte Stine, Stina Dorthe, Doris, Thea, Dora - - Elsche, Elske, Elise, Lisa, Ilse, Elli, Elsabe(a), Lisbeth of Elisabeth Emmi of Angela Ester - of Sophia, Viktoria - of Friederike and Elfriede Rieke, Frieda of Gesa Gardruth, Trude Margaretha Johanna, Hanne, Hannchen - - Helena - - Idje, Ita, Idge Hanna, Hannchen - Julia Line, of Caroline, Pauline, Eveline of Magdalena or Helena Luise Lucie Male(h)na, Lena, Len(c)ke, Mallen, Malenke Grethje, Magreta, Greth(en) Mari(e)cke - Maria Magdalena Marta Meta, of Mathilde Beek(e) Caecilia, Zielke Fieken, Sophie of Christina, Augustine, Ernestine, Justine of Adelheid Tep, Tebke Tilse, Tilsche, Telsche - Catharina, Catrin Wiebke, Wiebge of Walburga ? Caecilia, Sielke


Male names Adolf Andreas Arndt Asmus August Bahne Balthasar Bartholomaeus Bendix Berend(t) Boie Carl Carsten Casper Christian Christoffer Claus Clemens Conrad Cord(t) Delf Detlef Di(e)rk Dix Drew(e)s Eggert Ehler Eike Eilert Elpern Engel Erasmus Ernst Evert Fedder Ferdinand Fester Fick Franz Fren(t)z Fried(e)rich Fritz Georg Gerrit Goerries Gosch(e) Gustav Hans Harder Hart(w)ig Heinrich Henning Hermann Hinrich Immo Ingwer Iver Jacob Jasper Jebe Jens Jochim Johann(es) Joost Juergen Julius Kasper Kay, Kai Ketel Konrad Lafren(t)z Leonhard Lorenz Ludwig Lueder(t) Martin Marx Matthias Mewes Michael Momme Nicolaus Niels, Nils Ocke Otto Paul Peter Rasmus Ratje Rehder Reimer Rickert Rickmer Rudolf Schack Siem, Siemen Sievert Stoffer Suehl Terkel Termann Ties Timm Toennies Vester Viet Werner Wessel Wil(c)ken Wilhard Wilhelm Willer Wulf		Variations, synonyms, derivations Adolph Drews, Andre(w)s, Anders Arendt, Arnold of Erasmus, Rasmus - of Urban Baltzer, Balster Bart(h)el, Mewes Dix, Benedict Behrend, Bernt Boye, Boje, Boy Karl of Christian Kaspar, Kasper - Christoph(er), Stoffer Klaus, Clas, Claes Klemenz Konrad, Kunert Kurt, Kort Detlef Detlev, Dietloff of Dietrich Bendix Andreas Eckart, Eckert Eler, Ehlert, of Eilhard of Egilhard, Eilhard of Eilhard and Eilwart Ilpern yes, sometimes male Rasmus, Asmus Ernest, Arnst of Eberhard - - Vester, of Sylvester Vick of Franziskus of Lafrenz Fritz, Frerk Friedrich Joerg, Joergen, Juerg(en) Gerd, Gehrt, Gerhard Goers, of Gregorius ? Goetz, Gotsch - - - - Hinrich, Henneke Henn Harm, Harmen Heinrich, Hinnerk Emmo Ingwar, Ingver - Jakob Jesper - Jans Joachim, Jochen Hannes Jobst, Johst, of Jodocus Juern, Joern, Georg, Joerg(en) - Casper Cai Ketil Kunert, Conrad Fren(t)z Lennert, Lennart Laurenz, Lafrenz Lotz, Lutz, Louis Luehr, of Lothar and Ludger Marten, Merten Marcus, Mars Tews, Thewes, Thies, Ties of Bartholomaeus Micheel, Cheel - Nikolaus, Niklas, Nickel, Nicolai of Cornelius - Otte, Ott - Peer, Piet, Pidder Erasmus Rathje, Ratke Reimert, Reimar, Remmert, Rembert Richard of Richmar Rudolph, Roloff of Jacques, Jacob Simon of Siegwart Christoffer Suel - - of Matthias Timke, Tymme Toenjes, of Antonius Fester, of Sylvester - - of Werner of Wilhelm of Willehard Wilm, Wilke, Willi of Willehard Wolf