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ArchivesName origin of Bartelmes, Wohling, and Fish?
Bartelmes is my grandmother's maiden name. My grandma is from Germany, and is from what I know, mostly German - I believe she has some French roots, but they're from her mother's side of the family, if I remember correctly. My grandmother lived her childhood and teenaged years in Nazi-Germany, and her father had the highest pension available, apparently. (I'm not sure what his job was, however)
I was wondering, does anyone know anything about my grandmother's surname? The only thing I could find is a few bearers with the last name Bartelme that where British.
I was wondering, does anyone know anything about my grandmother's surname? The only thing I could find is a few bearers with the last name Bartelme that where British.
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Bartelmes is one of a number of German surnames that are derived from Bartholomäus 'Bartholomew'whose origin you'll find at http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=bartholomew.
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Ahaha, sorry - I meant to say that the only thing close to her last name was Bartelme, not Bartelmes.
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You'll find the surname Bartelme at http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=Bartelme
and the surname Fish at http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=Fish, but though Fish does have a German origin, it is a variant of Fisch. You'll also find it here http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=Fisch
As for the Wohling surname, I'm not so sure, but most of them seem to live in the areas of Luneberg, Germany. The German form is Wöhling, but perhaps it is related to the surnames Wolling, Wollinger, Wohlinger. Perhaps also related to Wollin, a place in Germany, but when looking for the Wohlin surname, without the g, it is a Swedish surname. hmm...
and the surname Fish at http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=Fish, but though Fish does have a German origin, it is a variant of Fisch. You'll also find it here http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=Fisch
As for the Wohling surname, I'm not so sure, but most of them seem to live in the areas of Luneberg, Germany. The German form is Wöhling, but perhaps it is related to the surnames Wolling, Wollinger, Wohlinger. Perhaps also related to Wollin, a place in Germany, but when looking for the Wohlin surname, without the g, it is a Swedish surname. hmm...
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Wohling could be a variant form of a place name in Germany, or perhaps it is a German form of Walter.
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