AW: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] German Names

[Koenig, Gerhard]

Hallo Janice,

OLGA - is a normaly russian name - in my russian dictionary I can4t find
other versions from this name.
ELSA - can be a nick name in the german language - also ELSE, ELLI or ELLIE
- the complete name is ELISABETH or ELSBETH.

Regards Gerhard


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> Gesendet am:	Sonntag, 18. November 2001 05:23
> An:	ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org
> Betreff:	[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] German Names
> 
> Does anyone know if the name OLGA is considered a shortened version or
> nick 
> name for Ottilie?  Also, is the name ELSA considered a nick name or
> shorted 
> version for something else?  If so, what would the formal name be?
> Both of these names were found on the back of an old family picture taken 
> around 1891 but can find no trace of these two girls.  Any help will be 
> appreciated! Thanks
> Janice
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