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Middle name - Merseburg baptism record - 1846

MHendersona2
MHendersona2 ✭✭
November 25 edited November 25 in Social Groups

Hello! Would someone be willing to look at the snippet below of this 1846 Archion record and tell me what the middle name of Johanna Wolf is, please? Thank you!

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  • Robert Seal_1
    Robert Seal_1 ✭✭✭✭✭
    November 25 edited November 26

    Hello @MHendersona2,

    I read either "Christianna" or "Christianne". I am familiar with the name "Christiane" which typically only has one "n" so this is likely a variant spelling.

    The "X" represents "Christ". Note however that many scribes repeat the "st" again in the name even though it's already included in what the "X" represents as the scribe did here.

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  • MHendersona2
    MHendersona2 ✭✭
    November 26

    Thank you for the complete explanation of how this name was written, Robert! I really appreciate you going the extra mile.

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  • Robert Seal_1
    Robert Seal_1 ✭✭✭✭✭
    November 26 edited November 26

    You're welcome, @MHendersona2.

    P.S. If you have a copy of Ernest Thode's German-English Genealogical Dictionary, go to the entries for the letter X and you will find a number of names spelled with the "X" representing "Christ".

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