[gelöst] Taufe 1764 what is the child's name

[Stanley Who]

Quelle bzw. Art des Textes: Evang. KB Taufe
Jahr, aus dem der Text stammt: 1764
Ort und Gegend der Text-Herkunft: Paterswalde, Kr.Wehlau, Ost Preussen
Namen um die es sich handeln sollte:

Hello Everybody,

1764 entry No1 aus Lindendorf, Pater. Michael Benkmann, Mater. Christiana, Filia. ?????

I would like to know the child's name, not sure what the abbreviation is.

Regards, Jan

[Jérôme Landgräfe]

Hi Jan,
I read this as "catar:" and thus "Cat(h)arina", I assume.
Regards,
Jérôme

[Stanley Who]

Hello Jerome,

Thankyou, I now think it would be "Catorina" as I see now further entries where the scribe has written clearly "Catorina".

Regards, Jan

[Jérôme Landgräfe]

Hello Jan, "Catorina" would be an unusual form and at least I, myself, sometimes have difficulty distinguishing between o and a depending on how "clean" the handwriting is. But if you definitely see "Catorina" in other entries, yes, of course, use this as an obviously local form of "Catarina" and the abbreviation might read "cator:", yes.


Regards,
Jérôme