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[Facts] Re: Germanic name suffix not noted (archaic) ?
The -us suffix is meant to make the names look more "Latin". Baptismal records might list the name as Wilhelmus or Henricus but he would have likely used Wilhelm or Henrik in everyday conversation.
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Which lends credibility to the theory that Johann Wilhelmus did indeed, alas, die young...
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