[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Double letters

[Edelgard Strobel]

A doubled consonant after a vowel indicates that the vowel is short, while a 
single consonant often indicates the vowel is long. The dash over the 
letters n or m means a double consonant. In German it is called 
"Nasalstrich". It has been used since the medieval to save space and time. I 
often found it for the given name Marianne.

Hope this helps,

Edelgard


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eduardo Kommers" <eduardo.kommers at gmail.com>
To: <ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2016 2:34 PM
Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Double letters


> Dear friends,
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> The name KOMMERS was written sometimes with one "M" with a dash over the
> letter, meaning a double "M". I see this happening with the letter N as
> well.
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> Some years ago I made this question here but I think I lost these 
> messages.
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> Is anyone here aware of this grammatical situation involving 
> German-Russian
> family names? Where did it come from?
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> Thanks,
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> Eduardo Kommers
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