People have a hard time pronouncing my last name sometimes.
I'm mostly of German decent with some Norwegian on my mom's side if I remember right.
( thought I'd jump in on the heritage conversation. )
People have a hard time pronouncing mine as well. They always pronounce it with a long o.
I'm mostly of German decent on both sides, with some French, and Czechoslovakian on my mother's side, and some Irish and Scottish on my father's side.
(That's okay. I jumped in on it too. )
Yeah a lot of times they get the letters mixed up and add or take out letters with mine. And then it sounds really strange.
Neat! I don't know much about what my ancestors did or how they got to America. But I do know I have some relatives that might know. ( I heard my dad say something about kings once, although that was long time ago and might have heard him wrong. Plus he was talking about how another relative found out a lot. )
Wow that's quite interesting. A biracial marriage back in those days. And here I was thinking it was cool that my Scottish Granddad married an English women. I mean, the Scots tend to hate the English.
Gee. I hope your ancestor is Irish, because it's likely that my family fought with the British.
I'm not entirely sure, but my family may have Roman links, too. I know that the Romans pretty much invaded the world, but a bunch of my relatives have Roman names. Names like Cornelius, Ambrose and Vincent. I know that at least two of those names have been passed down for quite some time... Then again, my ancestors were devoted Roman Catholics.
Yeah, Australia is younger though. We just turned 117 yesterday. That's since federation. As a continent and a homeland... Australia is much, much older.
I thought that was fascinating, too. --Is there still tension between the Scots and English today?
Heh heh, our ancestors could have fought against each other in battle. --I don't know why I think that's funny.
Hmm, that's also interesting. . . The world tried to revive the Roman Empire for so long after they fell, I'm not surprised many people gave their children Roman names in memory of it. --Do you like spending time researching your family history?
Oh, yeah, you're right -- Australia is rather younger than the States, I'd forgotten the six states federated in 1901. So you're Australian with Viking ancestors?
A little. Some Scots push for the republic agenda due to old wounds. Not all of them though, some have other reasons.
You're probably laughing because you won and I went without tea.
I don't mind it. It's nice to see who I am... and to talk with my older relative. They have so much to share, but so few people to share it with.
Nationally, I'm confused. I'm British and Australian (duel), but my ancestors were Vikings. How 'bout you?
Technically my surname is Gaelic, but thankfully we anglicised it. It's far too difficult to explain Gaelic sounds to English speakers. They'd keep trying to read it in English.
I suppose you'd have a similar problem with your surname. Actually people still struggle spell and read my surname. It's not exactly hard.
Yes, moving from Germany to the United States, my ancestor had to change an "a" to an "o."
This is how we lose our ancestry... With name variations.
One of great uncles had a fallout with his Dad. He ended up changing the spelling of my surname in spite. Now all of his children and grand children carry the variant spelling.
People have a hard time pronouncing mine as well. They always pronounce it with a long o.
I'm mostly of German decent on both sides, with some French, and Czechoslovakian on my mother's side, and some Irish and Scottish on my father's side.
(That's okay. I jumped in on it too. )
Yeah a lot of times they get the letters mixed up and add or take out letters with mine. And then it sounds really strange.
Neat! I don't know much about what my ancestors did or how they got to America. But I do know I have some relatives that might know. ( I heard my dad say something about kings once, although that was long time ago and might have heard him wrong. Plus he was talking about how another relative found out a lot. )
( Ok good. )
Yeah, sometimes people think that letters are silent when they're not, or vice versa, and it gets really confusing.
My ancestor that came here (the one with my last name) came from Germany to PA and fought and died in the Revolutionary War, and his descendants moved down to NC. (One of my ancestors is Charlemagne.)
Yes, moving from Germany to the United States, my ancestor had to change an "a" to an "o."
This is how we lose our ancestry... With name variations.
One of great uncles had a fallout with his Dad. He ended up changing the spelling of my surname in spite. Now all of his children and grand children carry the variant spelling.
Yeah a lot of times they get the letters mixed up and add or take out letters with mine. And then it sounds really strange.
Neat! I don't know much about what my ancestors did or how they got to America. But I do know I have some relatives that might know. ( I heard my dad say something about kings once, although that was long time ago and might have heard him wrong. Plus he was talking about how another relative found out a lot. )
( Ok good. )
Yeah, sometimes people think that letters are silent when they're not, or vice versa, and it gets really confusing.
My ancestor that came here (the one with my last name) came from Germany to PA and fought and died in the Revolutionary War, and his descendants moved down to NC. (One of my ancestors is Charlemagne.)
I can relate.
That's cool! ( I mean not that he died of course. But it's cool that you know that. ) Wait so Charlemagne the king?
Yeah, sometimes people think that letters are silent when they're not, or vice versa, and it gets really confusing.
My ancestor that came here (the one with my last name) came from Germany to PA and fought and died in the Revolutionary War, and his descendants moved down to NC. (One of my ancestors is Charlemagne.)
I can relate.
That's cool! ( I mean not that he died of course. But it's cool that you know that. ) Wait so Charlemagne the king?
I should probably look into my heritage sometime.
It is cool. (I knew what you meant.) Yes, the great Charlemagne.
Yeah a lot of times they get the letters mixed up and add or take out letters with mine. And then it sounds really strange.
Neat! I don't know much about what my ancestors did or how they got to America. But I do know I have some relatives that might know. ( I heard my dad say something about kings once, although that was long time ago and might have heard him wrong. Plus he was talking about how another relative found out a lot. )
( Ok good. )
Yeah, sometimes people think that letters are silent when they're not, or vice versa, and it gets really confusing.
My ancestor that came here (the one with my last name) came from Germany to PA and fought and died in the Revolutionary War, and his descendants moved down to NC. (One of my ancestors is Charlemagne.)
Yeah, sometimes people think that letters are silent when they're not, or vice versa, and it gets really confusing.
My ancestor that came here (the one with my last name) came from Germany to PA and fought and died in the Revolutionary War, and his descendants moved down to NC. (One of my ancestors is Charlemagne.)
@bold: WAT. You serious??
Yep. And another is William the Conqueror, and Harold Godwinson, who fought against each other.
Yep. And another is William the Conqueror, and Harold Godwinson, who fought against each other.
How come everyone here has the cool European ancestors and I've got the Irish immigrants and Choctaw grandmother?!! oh wait I do have a guy who signed the Declaration of Independence. . .
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