GüntherBöhm- [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Nell "Schem ion-eck" @ Simeon's castle?

[merschel]

Or Eck can be Ecke which just means corner.

At 5:58 PM -0400 4/27/06, Otto wrote:
>Afternoon Günther,
>If you read carefully. . . what I've written previously, you will 
>become aware that "Schemionken" is a specific village or estate 
>described by the latitude and longitude coordinates. ( Use JewishGen 
>ShtetlSeeker to locate it.)  I am not searching for any other. I 
>learned quickly, as a young boy, to test frozen ice with one foot 
>instead of two.
>
>Nell Schemioneck from Brisbane, Australia, supplied the spellings of 
>both the surname "Schemioneck" and and village/estate "Schemionken."
>
>I am deconstructing the surname as it is written to derive its 
>earlier meaning and connect it to the onetime East Prussian village 
>or estate, if at all possible, for her.
>"Schemioneck" could harbor two possible meanings. Both have been 
>explained. The 'castle' suffix is described as a possible second choice.
>
>A first surname spelling was discussed in the beginning e-letter 
>thread with the name "Schemion-ek". The suffix is Slavic or could be 
>a misspelling of the Platt 'eck'.   No 'standard' rules of language 
>were involved or applied.
>
>Surname 'Schemionek/"Siemion-ek" has a Slavic suffix.   Estate name 
>'Schemionken'= "Siemion-ki" has a Polish suffix.
>We are NOT looking for relatives or villages with a 'sounds like' 
>name. I am certain Poland has many "little Simeons".
>
>For specific count of surnames in Poland as of the year 2002, I use 
>the CD database released by the Polish Academy of Sciences, Polish 
>language Institute, Polish Genealogical Society of America, 
>"Dictionary Of Surnames In Current Use In Poland At The Beginning Of 
>The 21st Century"- compiled by Kazimierz Rymut.
>
>I also own and use the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of 
>Poland and other Slavic countries on CD.
>
>On Apr 27, 2006, at 12:35 PM, Günther Böhm wrote:
>
>>  Otto schrieb:
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>>>  "Schemion (eck) could also be the German suffix 'eck', 'egg' = Burg,
>>>  Schloss.  Befestige Anlage.
>>  Otto,
>>  you made a pretty tour d'horizon,
>
>. . .  Otto
>
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