Message: "the female names: ALVESIA and JEMSIE"

the female names: ALVESIA and JEMSIE

by Alberta (albertapadilla)

8/10/2003, 7:08 PM

The name 'Alvesia' was used by my friend's gg grandmother when she boarded an immigrant ship from AUSTRIA to New york in 1903.

In the 1930 census she used the given name 'Louise' and had a neice living with her named 'JEMSIE' who was born in Germany.

Anyone ever heard of these names???

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- Satu (guest)

8/25/2003, 10:49 PM

ALVESIA

Hi Alberta,

Alvesia looks like a form of Alwisa which is an Old High German name meaning "all, totally, very" + "wise".

Regards, Satu

- Stef (guest)

8/14/2003, 6:37 AM

Alvesia -
I would say her name was ALOYSIA (actually HELOISE or ELOISE not Louise) the feminine of ALOYSIUS. The meaning is something like "hale and wide"

Jemsie -
Seems to be from JAMES.

- Caprice (guest)

8/11/2003, 3:48 PM

According to Google, Alvesia seems to be the name of a plant. Jemsie is probably a nn for James, which means "supplanter" or "seizer by the heel".

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