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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).
    ________________________________________________________________________ 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 ________________________________________________________________________ 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 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Everybody is welcome to mail us your feedback Klick here to e-mail feedback Fernand