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Magar

English translation: Magaretha

14:51 Jan 23, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Names (personal, company) / Abbreviations of names
German term or phrase: Magar
Last name of the morning from the 19thC name lists.

Appears as the name of the mother of the baptised child, and therefore feminine.

Margaretha? Magar? help?

tia
Rebecca Garber
Local time: 07:16
English translation:Magaretha
Explanation:
My spontaneous reaction (and that of my wife, who is German) is 'Magaretha' under these circumstances.

I hope you're getting paid by the hour for this :).
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Ken Cox
Local time: 13:16
Grading comment
My thanks, Kenneth, for confirming this. I have since found numerous Magaretha's on another list associated with the docs.
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3 +1Magaretha
Ken Cox


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Magaretha


Explanation:
My spontaneous reaction (and that of my wife, who is German) is 'Magaretha' under these circumstances.

I hope you're getting paid by the hour for this :).

Ken Cox
Local time: 13:16
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
My thanks, Kenneth, for confirming this. I have since found numerous Magaretha's on another list associated with the docs.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: my thought, as well
5 hrs
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