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From: "ROBN1" <>
Subject: Re: [Ger-Sur] Stinglwagner
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 13:04:42 -0400
References: <1c1.1d1d6572.2e523bb1@aol.com>

Very interesting, I guess I will stop trying to find out its meaning and
concentrate on the location.. and will check out the site ...
thanks....Michele
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Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Ger-Sur] Stinglwagner


> Hi Michele - I looked in about 10 different naming books - no
Stinglwagner,
> so I tend to agree with your theory - the name came from a place, after
your
> people left there for somewhere else to distinguish them from others
having the
> same given names. It would be most fascinating to dig around in history
and
> see what happened to this little place. War, fire, famine, drought,
disease?
> But !!! I found one reference (Hans Bahlow, 2002) to Stingl (Upper German,
> meaning south) , see Stengel. Stengel: Stingel, Stenfl(ein); like
Stengler,
> one whose occupation involves the use of Stengel (stalks, stems), see
> Hanfstengel; probably from the field name 'in der Stang'.
>
> Meyers-Orts (1912 gazetteer) shows it as Stinglwager (no n), Ein. =
deserted
> locality, government district office and parish church, see Dieterburg.
>
> It does not show on a 1993 Shell map, but Dieterburg does - and that's a
tiny
> place too. I would urge you to go to Don Watson's fantabulous site
before
> you try writing to Germany: http://members.cox.net/hessen Never mind the
> Hessen - covers all of Germany.
>
> Also, go to http://www.tr62.de/names/surname-maps.html
>
> And - go to a genealogical library with a German section, if you can.
>
> Maureen
>
>
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