On 5/23/02 7:07 PM, "Thomas Schierle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 2002-05-23 17:17 +0200, Linda Bernard wrote: > >> I thought Sohn was German as in Mendelsohn (?). >> Did I spell that name correctly? >> > Explaining her descent obviously is up to Judi -- however, her name > "Sohn" seems to be pretty obvious Swabian (south-western of Germany). It's also a Jewish name and can thus come from anywhere in Central or Eastern Europe. Sometimes it's been shortened from a longer name (where Sohn was the last syllable) when people emigrated to North America. -- Paul Berkowitz (Sohn on my mother's side) -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
