Gottlieb vs. Gottlob
Would Gottlieb and Gottlob be used interchangeably as Vorname in 18th and 19th Century records? Are they erratic spellings or are they considered distinct from each other?
I'm trying to nail down the father of a great-great-grandfather in Saxony: Carl Gottlieb Rost, Brauer in Schönfeld, died before 1863. I'm finding that both "Gottlieb" and "Gottlob" are quite common in the Dresden area. So it's hard to confirm records for the correct person.
Thanks,
Elda
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Gottlieb and Gottlob are two different names, both used as given names and surnames.
There are two derivations for Gottlieb:
1) The obvious one is the combination of Gott (god) and Liebe (love): could mean either the one loving god - or the one beloved by god.
2) But there is also a derivation from middle high German: Gott combined with -leip (descendant), i.e. the one descending from god - obviously not in the sense of Jesus Christ, but someone belonging to the family of god.
For Gottlob we have Lob (praise), i.e. the one praising god.
Nevertheless I wouldn't exclude the possibility that the names were occasionally used interchangeably. A Gottlieb could e.g. have been moved to a parish where Gottlob was a common name; he would give his name as Gottlieb, and the priest would just "hear" the familiar Gottlob.
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Thanks! That's helpful. I'll keep looking for "Gottlieb" in his name, but keep in mind the possibility of error.
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