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)


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