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INFORMATION about the Origin                     Grosbous, Nov. 27, 2000
of the name PLETSCHETTE                      last updated: Jan. 11, 2003
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Another possible Explanation of the origin could be as per 
Jeannot Nehrenhausen:

"Pletschette" comes from the Latin name "Pilatus". 
This original Roman name has been affected by various phonetic changes
during a period of more or less one thousand years 
(1st > 10th century A.D.). 

By the year 1000, this evolution came to an end, producing the
definitive form "Pletschette". During this millenarian period, 
"Pletschette" has been a Christian name (first name), 
that eventually became a family name about 1500.

Pilatus
Pilats       removal of the "u"
Plats        removal of the "i"
Plets        "a" changes into "e"
Pletsch      "s" changes into "sch"
Pletschette  addition of the suffix "ette", being a diminutive with
             the meaning of "little" (the little Pilatus).

As to this diminutive, compare with
      1) the French : Anne > Annette
      2) the German : Anna > Ännchen

In fact, the German suffix "chen" may be found in the orthographic
variant "gen", and you have the name "Pletgen", that has the same
meaning as "Pletschette".

Explanations given during a lunch discussion on the occasion of a 
festivity in Holtz --------- on June 29, 2008.
----------revised version dated: July 6, 2008 by Jeannot

Jeannot has following possible explanation for the 
origin of the name: Quinet

   (( Quintus --> the fifth --> most likely not correct!))
   (( Quintet ))
   (( Quinet  ))

but................................................2009-03-22
   Quinet goes back to the French name Jacquinet, 
         meaning "little Jack"  
         (petit Jacques).

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De Joseph HESS, a séngem Artikel "Zur Geschichte der Luxemburger
   Familiennamen" (Institut Grand-Ducal, Section de linguistique. 
   Bulletin Linguistique et Ethnologique, Fascicule 16 (1970)) 
   schreiwt beim:
     Numm Pletschette: Hof bei Waldbillig, 
   mee dat wäärd Iech scho bekannt sinn.

   Den Edouard Oster, a séngem Artikel "Nos noms de famille au 
   XVIIe siècle" (Biographie Nationale XIIIe fascicule (1965)), wou 
   en iwert Verdeelung fun de Lëtz. Familjennimm an den Zählungen 
   vun 1611 and 1652 schreiwt, seet p Säit 71:

     Pletscheidt - Mersch 1656; Cense de Pletscheid 1611

     Pletschet - Contern 1656; Cense de Pletscheydt, 
                               seigneurie de Beaufort 1656

     De Familjennumm schéngt mer also kloer vun éngem Toponym 
   ofgellet sinn.

   Wat elo den Toponym -scheid ugeet, wir d'Buch vum Josy Meyers ze
   recommandéeieren "Studien zur Siedlungsgeschichte Luxemburgs"
   ausserdeem den Nicolas Van Werveke " Les noms de lieu en -scheid"
   (Jahrburch 1930, Institut Grand-Ducal, section de linguistique)

   Mat beschte Gréiss


   Jean Ensch                                        November 26, 2000
   9, rue de la Résistance          L-8020 Strassen, Luxembourg
   http://www.igd-leo.lu            E-mail: Jean.ensch@ci.rech.lu
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Hello Fernand,
   I checked in an old book called "luxemburger Volkskunde", written 
   by Prof. Jos. Hess in 1929. about "-schette" or "-scheid" .

He says :
   Von der keltischen Sprache blieben fast nur ungeschriebene 
   Zeugnisse erhalten.  Von den Berg-, Fluß-, und Ortsnamen des 
   Landes gehen manche auf einen keltischen Stamm zurück. (...) 
   Am häufigsten trifft man das keltische keiton, latinisiert 
   zu cetum, zu deutsch scheid an.   
   (...) aus der Betrachtung der luxemburgischen Scheidnamen 
   ergibt (sich dass in) vielen Fällen, wo der Wald
   eine Grenze bildet, (diese) Bedeutung (gilt).(...)  Die alte 
   Volksgrenze zwischen Eburonen und Treverern, die geologisch 
   das Oesling vom Gutland scheidet und die spätere Grenze von 
   Ober- und Niedergermanien, sowie der Diozesen Trier und Liege 
   bildete, fällt auf durch ihre -scheid-Orte.

   That's all I could find so far, but I'll keep looking, if in the 
   meantime you do find something by yourself, I'll be glad to hear it

regards from Medernach
Linda -- linda@kengert.lu                             September 20, 2000
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