[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Dreger

[Günther Böhm]

MRNCE at aol.com schrieb:

 >My ancestors were Semmler/Semler's.  Are these names really alternative
 >spellings for Semmler?
 >
 >>>Have noted that Dreger can be spelled Drager, Draeger, but am unsure 
as to why an alternative spelling could be Semler, Krecik, or Traeger.
 >>>
 >>>Is this because they >>sound the same or mean the same.
 >>>
Hello Rick,
sorry, I forgot the KRECIK surename. It derives from the Czech krejc'i = 
tailor. The suffix -ik is diminutive.

Guenther
of Hilden, Germany