COMMON NAMES & NICKNAMES
USED BY THE PA GERMANS
Below are some of the common names and their nicknames, that
were used by the PA Germans. If you have any names you'd like to add,
please feel free to contact me.
|
GIVEN NAME |
NICKNAME |
MISC. INFO. |
| Adolf | Adam | But rarely vice-versa. |
| Alice | Allie, Elsie, | |
| Anna, Ann | Nancy | |
| Anthonius | Teunia/Tonges | |
| Bernhard | Barney | |
| Carl (German) | Charles (English) | |
| Caroline | Carrie | |
| Catherine, Catharine | Kate, Katy | |
| Christian | Christly | |
| Christina | Jane | |
| Christopher | Stophel | |
| Conrad | Curt | |
| Dewalt | David | |
| Dorothea | Dolly | |
| Eleanor | Ellen, Elle, Ella | |
| Elizabeth | Eliza; Lizzie, Liza | |
| Euphemia | Phemie | |
| Florence | Flora | |
| Friederich | Fritz; Frederick | |
| Jerg; Jorg | aka George | |
| Gertrude | Charity | |
| Heinrich | aka Henry | |
| Henry | Harry; Hank | |
| Harriet | Hattie | |
| Helen | Ellen, Elle, Ella | |
| Henrietta | Etta | |
| Herman | Hiram; Hime | |
| Jacob (German) | James (English) | |
| Jacob; John | aka Jack | |
| Jeremiah | Jerry | |
| Johannes | John | |
| Josephine | Phemie; | |
| Jost; Yost | aka Joseph | |
| Lovina | Vinnie; Livvy | |
| Ludwig | aka Lewis | |
| Mary | Polly; Molly; Mazie | |
| Magdalena | Lena; Maude | |
| Margaret | Peggy; Maggie | |
| Margaretha | Greta | |
| Matilda | Tilly | |
| Matthias | aka Deiss; Theiss | |
| Melchoir | Michael | But rarely vice-versa |
| Minerva | Minnie | |
| Missouria | Zorie | |
| Nicholas | Claus | |
| Olivia | Livvy | |
| Rudolph | aka Ralph | |
| Regina (German) | Rachel (English) | |
| Rebecca | Becky | |
| Sarah | aka Sally; Sadie; Salome | |
| Valentine | aka Felty | |
| Veronica | Fanny; Freny; Feronica |