[ANSTHRLD] German surname sources

[Mike Wyvill]

Thank you.



>From: Britt <tierna.britt at gmail.com>
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>Subject: Re: [ANSTHRLD] German surname sources
>Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:44:57 -0700
>
>On 6/25/07, Mike Wyvill <wyvillmike at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I am trying to find the family name 'OTTE' for a client. I am at a real
> > loss. While I find mentions of the name online, those are found on those
> > site interested in selling you something they claim is your family arms.
> >
> > I have found 'van Otte' but of course that's Dutch. I have found some
> > mention of the name being Bavarian in other sources but cannot find it
> > specifically other than a mention that it is a spelling variant of OTTLE 
>as
> > is OTT, OTTEN, OTTEL, etc.
>
>Bahlow, English translation, has it as a header spelling.  Here's the 
>entry:
>
>Otte, UGer. Ott, Ottel, Öttel, Öttle, Öttli, Ottmann., are popular
>forms of the old Ger. emperor name Otto (LGer. Odo, Ode), made famous
>by Otto the Great (10th c.); made popular in the eastern part of
>Germany by the Apostle of Pomerania, Bishop Otto of Bamberg. Cf, also
>Otto of Wittelsbach in Bav. First regained currency as a f.n. through
>the Romantic movement (like Hugo, Kuno, etc.) then also through
>Bismarck. Further details in Baholw VN (1965), also Brech, Der
>Familienname Otto: Ott (Stuttgart 1940). Otto is an UGer. patr. from
>Ottl (Jekl, Otler, Iglau 1367). LGer patrs. are Oden(s), Otten(s),
>Ottsen, Otzen.
>
>
>Ugh. Bahlow's  Vornamen has a _lot_ to say, all in German.  Pardon me
>if I only hit the high points?
>
>Same king and bishop are referenced.  Otto von Wittelsbach also
>listed.   There's a 1200 date for Graf Otto von Bolenlauben.  Looks
>like that date is also paired with Otto the Kind (Otto das Kind).
>Then it wanders into 19th century references.
>
>Own the book, will supply copies as needed.
>
>I don't have Brechenmacher, the other referenced work, however.
>
>- Teceangl
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