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My maiden name Fry, is somewhat common or so it seems. I'm not sure, however, if what I've been told by my family about my name is correct.
I was told it was German.
And that is was originally pronounced VRY in Germany but changed to be "Americanized." I was told it was also spelled Vry, but something tells me that is wrong. I heard another German surname, Wagner, is pronounced Vagner in Germany. Who's to say, Fry wasn't originally spelled Wry?
Does anyone know if this is true - or - better yet - where I could look up the background to verify whether or not it's true?
I was told it was German.
And that is was originally pronounced VRY in Germany but changed to be "Americanized." I was told it was also spelled Vry, but something tells me that is wrong. I heard another German surname, Wagner, is pronounced Vagner in Germany. Who's to say, Fry wasn't originally spelled Wry?
Does anyone know if this is true - or - better yet - where I could look up the background to verify whether or not it's true?
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You'll find information on your probable German ancestor at http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jessop0729&id=I44
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Here's some info on Fry's meaning:
http://www.ancestry.com/facts/fry-name-meaning.ashx?fid=10&ln=Frei&fn=&yr=1920&
And here's where the 'Vry' explanantion may come from:
http://www.ancestry.com/facts/frey-name-meaning.ashx
(also, Vry looks a lot like Vrij, the Dutch form of the word Frei in German (both mean 'free'), maybe the one who told you that was confusing Dutch with German?)
http://www.ancestry.com/facts/fry-name-meaning.ashx?fid=10&ln=Frei&fn=&yr=1920&
And here's where the 'Vry' explanantion may come from:
http://www.ancestry.com/facts/frey-name-meaning.ashx
(also, Vry looks a lot like Vrij, the Dutch form of the word Frei in German (both mean 'free'), maybe the one who told you that was confusing Dutch with German?)
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