4: Signe Smidt -New Name (NP)

Submitter desires a gender-neutral name.
Sound most important.
Spelling most important.

Personal Name:

Signe -spelling to not be altered.

Signe is found as a late period woman's name in 16th century Denmark:

An actual photograph of the period document for this name was obtained from the Family Search website on 5th May, 2023:

Signe Matthisdr

"Denmark Marriages, 1635-1916", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FK7Z-85F : 20 February 2020), Signe Matthisdr in entry for Hage Nielssonn, 1646.

Image link:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L94Q-G9SY?i=20&cc=2078555

This is a collection, and the specific record is located on Page 21 of 1015.

The attached image is of the full page, with a clip of the actual name located at the bottom of the page: Picture 1

Signe has also been to construct a late period Swedish name that has been registered in the SCA. However, the citation provided was not clear to this submitting herald, so could not be used as a reference, unless the OSCAR link is allowable?

https://oscar.sca.org/index.php?action=145&id=100904

Clip from link: Picture 2

Byname: Smidt for last name or Smið (submitting herald could not find the use of "eth" (ð) recorded as a late period spelling, (possibly a limitation of working from the English language and using google translate). However, if it is acceptable to use in a late period name the submitter would prefer it.

However, Smidt can be documented as a known last name used with both men and women in records from early 17th century Denmark.

The following photographs of period documents for this last name were obtained from the Family Search website on 5th May, 2023:

Elesbe Smidt

Citation:

"Denmark Burials, 1640-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FV5K-C6G : 20 February 2020), Elsebe Smidt, 1635.

Image link:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9Z6-K99K-R?i=40

This is a collection, and the specific record is located on Page 41 of 882

The attached image is of the full page, with a clip of the actual name:Picture 3

Jörgen Smidt and father, Hans Smidt

"Denmark Burials, 1640-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FV5K-ZMQ : 20 February 2020), Jörgen Smidt, 1641.

Image Link:

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FV5K-ZMQ

This is a collection, and the specific record is located on Page 41 of 882

The attached image is of the full page, with a clip of the actual name: Picture 4

Alternatively the name Smidt can also be documented from the Netherlands and Germany in the late period if needed.

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