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An ancestor with a first name Alexandri - should I leave that as is, or change it to Alexander?

Kathy Funk
Kathy Funk ✭
October 28, 2020 edited February 12, 2021 in Family Tree
An ancestor with a first name Alexandri - should I leave that as is, or change it to Alexander?

This was the mid to late 1500's in Wuerttemberg, Germany.

 

Thank you.

 

Kathy

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    October 28, 2020

    @Kathy Funk​ 

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    Kathy

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    I am "Tagging" this (General) 'Question' of yours in this "Community.FamilySearch" Forum, to two (x2) specific 'Groups' in the Forum being:

    (1) "Germany Genealogy Research"; and,

    (2) "FamilySearch - Deutschsprachig" ... [ 'German' speaking ]

    in the hope that, the members of those groups may be able to answer/assist you.

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    Brett

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    ps: Both those Groups are "Public", which you can join, if you wish. 

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    @Germany Genealogy Research​ 

    @FamilySearch – Deutschsprachig​ 

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  • Fritz Juengling
    Fritz Juengling ✭✭✭
    October 28, 2020

    Was 'Alexandri' used in the genitive case? If so, change it to Alexander.

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  • beatrix bartelt
    beatrix bartelt mod
    November 8, 2020

    I would adopt the name as it appears in the documents

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  • Fritz Juengling
    Fritz Juengling ✭✭✭
    November 8, 2020

    I suspect that this is a father's name--but not having seen the document or transcription thereof, cannot tell for sure-- and the sentence probably reads (translated) "X son of Alexandri." This would be genitive case form; the nominative, or base form, being 'Alexander.' In documents other than this one, the form 'Alexander' will appear. There is no doubt of that.

    Also, in life, this person would have been called 'Alexander', never 'Alexandri.'

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