Naming patterns

A Cloward

I aware that there are naming patterns in various cultures. For example in this article presents one. https://www.genealogy.com/articles/research/35_donna.html

I was wondering is there a typical naming pattern for Germans in the early 1800s?

Kent Gardiner

Angela: After having over a thousand records translated from Graben Germany I would say not really. Some names come from family members, others come from baptismal sponsors. I find no pattern in my records. Here is an example of where given names come from in one family: https://gatheringgardiners.blogspot.com/2020/03/hans-andreas-endris-scholl-1639-1691.html

Where did Andreas Scholl's get his children's names from?

1. Anna Barbara Scholl from her paternal grandmother
2. Anna Jacobea Scholl unknown
3. Hans Martin Scholl from his uncle Hans Matthias's daughter
4. Johann Adam Scholl for baptismal sponsor Adam König
5. Anna Margaretha Scholl from her mother
6. Johann Christoph Scholl for baptismal sponsor Christoph Schumacher
7. Georg Scholl for baptismal sponsor Hanß Jörg Eÿtel inkeeper at the Swan
8. Hans Matthaeus Scholl from his uncle Hans Matthias
9. Anna Catharina Scholl from uncle Hans Matthias' daughter
10. Hans Peter Scholl from his paternal uncle

Best regards, What do you find in your own German family? Kent

A Cloward

I see several of the same names used over and over in the family I am researching. They include Andreas, Daniel, and Friedrich. I have a much older Andreas who may connect to this family. His first born son he named Gottfried. I haven't been able to document the parentage of Andreas. If Gottfried is the father of Andreas he would tie into this family of Andreas, Daniel, and Friedrich.

Kent Gardiner

Angela, It is very common for similar names to show up in a family. It is also common for the same given and surnames to show up in a German community over periods of hundreds of years. No surprise to see similar names in your family. All the best, KG