tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post600365519797406640..comments2024-03-17T13:13:51.825-04:00Comments on My Life in Retirement: SpellingDenisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-5157475422053686542021-04-27T05:42:28.189-04:002021-04-27T05:42:28.189-04:00You wrote about spelling on another post - don'...You wrote about spelling on another post - don't ask me which one, lol, but I do remember it.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-33089485016677244262021-04-26T23:36:12.785-04:002021-04-26T23:36:12.785-04:00I thought I wrote here but I must have read it but...I thought I wrote here but I must have read it but forgot to write here. There are many variations I have found of my grandmother’s maiden name and I think, it is how people, writing things down inancestry has got everything wrong. My dad said her name Dudenskie but I have seen 12 different ways of spelling her name. It makes things tough that’s for sure. Also, apparently, my original last name was just Bader but my great grandfather added a skie at the end. My dad changed the name slightly in 1952 because, he claimed, people had a tough time spelling and saying the name. ..who knows.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-72481587167333503832021-04-22T10:11:21.032-04:002021-04-22T10:11:21.032-04:00Same thing in my family. I guess filling out birt...Same thing in my family. I guess filling out birth records is no different than the errors we make typing online, lol.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-5542150196876352122021-04-22T10:10:07.063-04:002021-04-22T10:10:07.063-04:00So much fun to search isn't it?So much fun to search isn't it?Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-21363431744774415772021-04-22T10:09:39.921-04:002021-04-22T10:09:39.921-04:00Yes, I know a politician whose name was shortened ...Yes, I know a politician whose name was shortened to Dobb. And when I worked retail in college, my name tag said Miss Dobby.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-72348898108075029412021-04-22T09:20:57.049-04:002021-04-22T09:20:57.049-04:00My grandma had five children, all of them have a d...My grandma had five children, all of them have a different version of her maiden name on their birth certificates. I mean, ALL. So there are all together six versions of the same surname, small misspellings, but obvious. Polish people who were coming to Ellis Island very often were illiterate. In other words, they didn't know what their surname should look like on paper, which explains a lot. Monikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15216274623557094129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-4906953409236635772021-04-22T08:51:03.219-04:002021-04-22T08:51:03.219-04:00Not the spelling so much as the whole name in a tw...Not the spelling so much as the whole name in a two step Americanizing process - starting as kotzovitch, then initially changing to kotz, then after a decade or two in this country to just kay.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671760671850555664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-33101115903197716352021-04-22T07:37:07.382-04:002021-04-22T07:37:07.382-04:00With English and Irish ancestry, this wasn’t much ...With English and Irish ancestry, this wasn’t much of an issue for me. But my uncle married a woman of Polish heritage, so yes, when I dug around for my cousin, I found various spellings.Martha Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02816162715577111411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-23677090105106870962021-04-22T07:24:23.398-04:002021-04-22T07:24:23.398-04:00My neighbor's daughter, Denise, changed the sp...My neighbor's daughter, Denise, changed the spelling to Denyse just to be different.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-64474229693720135432021-04-22T06:44:17.241-04:002021-04-22T06:44:17.241-04:00I know someone called Smith which is the most comm...I know someone called Smith which is the most common sirname in the UK. To try and be different he changed it by deed poll to Smythe! My Mother's first name was Valentine, and she was Canadian. A really interesting piece Denise. Keith's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564578491652021492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-19174696335241448222021-04-22T06:33:00.052-04:002021-04-22T06:33:00.052-04:00I have been told that a lot of the Polish discrepa...I have been told that a lot of the Polish discrepancies could be due to the Cyrillic script. And then many of those countries have Roman alphabets that are slightly different than ours as I have already pointed out.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147049442316958074.post-82925706618687042822021-04-22T05:34:27.739-04:002021-04-22T05:34:27.739-04:00Hi Denise - having looked at genealogy ... I reali...Hi Denise - having looked at genealogy ... I realised there would be discrepancies in spelling - personally I don't have any. Having worked in Eastern Europe, and at one stage did a project having to use Middle Eastern names, then living in South Africa, and similarly in Canada and the States ... we always need to be aware of how names are spelt.<br />Fascinating ... I hope your friend will get her DNA done for you ... you have so much history originally and no doubt still around in Europe. I wonder if your p and b relate to the Cryllic script ... I've never researched this ... <br /><br />Searching ancient records ... also parish records, gravestones ... the same applies - so fascinating - thanks for highlighting this aspect of research ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com