Kaschny (gender)

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Kaschny is the Germanized name of a gender that comes from the Council Area Aberdeenshire in Scotland . Former spellings of the name were z. B. Cashny , Cushny or Cuschny .

The pronunciation of the name has changed only slightly as a result of immigration to the German-speaking area. The first names of the immigrants were generally only slightly modified. Occasionally - as with Clement Kaschny - the English spelling of the first name was retained. There are no family ties to the Lumsden family, who acquired the Cushnie region in 1471 and called themselves "Lumsden of Cuschny" from around 1580.

Meaning of the name

The family name Kaschny or Cashny refers to the region of Cushnie (old spellings were among others Cashney or Cuschny) in Aberdeenshire. The "u" from Cushnie was pronounced in dialect as the short "a". The spelling of the Cushnie region (today's spelling) varied over the centuries. It ranged from Cashney via Cusseny, Cuischnie, Cushney to today's Cushnie.

The spelling of the family name Kaschny or Cuschny etc. has also changed over the centuries. Typical variants that are very similar not only in terms of pronunciation but also in typeface are Cashny (Scotland) and Caschny ( Kingdom of Prussia ).

Cushnie - and its different spellings - is a suitcase word . The first syllable of the name refers - according to common explanations - to Celtic terms. Three variants dominate here:

The best-known interpretation is that Cuschnie was derived from the Celtic word "cuisne" for "frost". The meaning of Cuschnie is therefore also translated as "frosty place". This explanation is supported by the fact that Cuschnie is one of the highest areas in Aberdeenshire. This is expressed in the following saying:

"Cushnie for cauld, Culblene for heat, Clashaureach for heather."

Another interpretation is "Corner or angle of the country" from the Celtic Ch'oisinn , or Ch'oisne . The third onomastic explanation is the Scottish form of "Foot o 'Hill".

The suffix "ny" or "ney" was originally an ending for island names (e.g. Orkney , Gruney or Norderney ). Place names ending with “ny” indicate marshland that has been drained. The relation to islands is due to the fact that dry "islands" developed between the drainage channels. The place Milton of Cuschnie still has numerous drainage channels or "Burns" and the resulting "islands".

Spread of the name in mainland Europe

The emigration of members of Cuschny family in the German-speaking countries took place about the year 1555. Scotland was for centuries a traditional emigration country. Migration from Scotland to Germany was nothing unusual, especially in the 16th and 17th centuries. Typical routes that were taken were fixed ferry connections between Scotland (e.g. Dundee ) to Germany (e.g. Danzig or Königsberg ). Alternatively, the ferry services of Danish or German Baltic Sea fishermen or the merchant ships between Scotland and Prussia were used.

The earliest mentions in registers of parishes on the European mainland can be found in the Baden-Württemberg and Bavarian parts of Swabia . The first known birth entry dates from 1561.

In sources from the 16th century, the name Kaschny and its various forms outside of Great Britain could only be found in German-speaking countries. The tax roll Berni Rula from 1654 does not have any inhabitant in Bohemia who is called Kašný or has a comparable name. In Poland , the name Kaschny - or adapted to the Polish spelling: "Kaszny" - can only be found in formerly German regions due to the so-called western migration of Poland after 1945. In the vast majority of other Eastern European countries such as Hungary , Slovakia , Russia etc. the name in question does not play a role in later centuries either.

Nationwide known namesake

Adolf Kaschny

was a German politician. From 1926 to 1933 Adolf Kaschny was a Prussian State Councilor . From 1950 until his death in a traffic accident (1951) he was a member of the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament.

Adolf Kaschny was part of the extended circle of resistance fighters around Count Staufenberg via Hans Lukaschek and Jakob Kaiser . For the time after the putsch of July 20, 1944, Adolf Kaschny was designated as political sub-commissioner for Upper Silesia in military district VIII ( Breslau ).

Achim Kaschny

Is a senior ministerial advisor in the Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Nature and Consumer Protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. In addition, Kaschny is president of the carnival club "Schnüsse Tring" from 1901 eV

literature

  • John Bulloch (Ed.): Scottish Notes and Queries , Second Series, Vol. I, Aberdeen, 1900
  • Edward Dwelly: The Illustrated Gaelic-English Dictionary , Glasgow, 1967
  • Th. A. Fischer: The Scots in Eastern and Western Prussia , Edinburg, 1903
  • Andrew Jerwise: From Burial Grounds and Old Buildings in the North-East of Scotland , Edinburgh, 1875
  • HW Lumsden: Memorials of the Families Lumsdaine , Lumisden or Lumsden, Edinburgh, 1889
  • Scotland Church of Gen. Assembly, Educ. Comm .: Educational Statistics of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland , Table I. 2. Presbyteries in Synod of Aberdeen, 1833
  • The New Spalding Club: The miscelany of the new spalding club , Aberdeen, 1890
  • Adam Watson: Place names in much of north-east Scotland, 2013

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ marriage registration, Parish of Huntly (County of Aberdeen) Registration 01/06/1875.
  2. ^ Scottish Notes and Queries (1990), p. 79.
  3. ^ A b The New Spaldingclub (1890), pp. 108, 366.
  4. ↑ See Watson (2013), p. 160.
  5. ^ Baptismal register of Colditz, Leipzig district, October 1, 1572.
  6. ↑ Lumsden (1889), p. 27.
  7. ↑ Jerwise (1875), p. 189.
  8. ^ Scotland Church of Gen. (1833), p. 27.
  9. ↑ Cushnie Surname definition. Forebears, accessed September 28, 2019 .
  10. ↑ History of Cushnie in Aberdeenshire | Map and description. Retrieved September 28, 2019 .
  11. ↑ See Watson (2013), p. 316.
  12. ↑ a b c GENUKI: Genuki: Leochel Cushnie, Aberdeenshire. Retrieved September 28, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Scotland Church of Gen (1833), p. 27.
  14. ↑ a b c Read the eBook Place names of West Aberdeenshire by James MacDonald online for free (page 13 of 25). Retrieved September 28, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Church of Scotland Marriage Register, Parish of Huntly (County of Aberdeen), Registration 6/1/1875.
  16. ↑ z. B. Köberwitz death register (Kingdom of Prussia), p. 370.
  17. ↑ Dwelly (1967), S. 296th
  18. ^ Watson (2013), pp. 160, 316.
  19. ↑ Jerwise (1875) p. 190.
  20. ^ Notes and Queries, July 16, 1987, 1987 p. 56.
  21. ^ Fischer, 1903, p. 3. and H. Riemann: Die Schotten in Pommern
  22. ^ Fischer: The Scotts in Germany (PDF). (PDF) Retrieved September 28, 2019 (English).
  23. ^ The Scots in Germany - Commerce and Trade. Retrieved September 28, 2019 .
  24. ↑ Fischer (1903), p. 7 ff.
  25. ↑ Václav Cerveny and Jarmila Cervená (2003), pp. 706–713.
  26. ↑ Organization plan . (PDF) In: Homepage of the NRW Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved February 24, 2020 .
  27. ^ Mockery: Achim Kaschny. In: Homepage of KG Schnüsse Tring 1901 eV Retrieved on February 24, 2020 .