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Thorbjorn
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Thorbjorn asked in Arts & HumanitiesGenealogy · 1 decade ago

I have discovered, about 1600, a plethora of ancestors named Servatius. Is this possibly a title, not a name?

Seven separate men, all about 1600 AD. One is linked to a "Cirvass". Any clues?

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Mostly it's a first name, but Peter Servatius is one case.Rhine valley area of Germany.

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  • Joyce B
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    1 decade ago
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    Was this their first or last name?

    German and Dutch: from the Latin personal name Servatius (a derivative of the Roman family name Servatus, meaning ‘protected’). This was the name of the patron saint of Maastricht.

    Source(s): ancestry.com
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