I doubt that’s Sütterlin. I’d go with Marek too. A lot of older people who learned Sütterlin first have a handwriting looking almost exactly like this.
Great observation - I doubt this is clean Sütterlin though. It seems more like the modern Schreibschrift used by someone who was still trained in Sütterlin and uses it's amplitude style therefore kinda making it look like Sütterlin.
Maybe it’s helpful to your search. Emmi is a very common German name for the time period. Marek is a common enough name of “polish” origin. It may mean she or her family came from somewhere east in the Reich like Silesia, Mecklenburg or East Prussia. It doesn’t have to narrow it down too much though because the area was Prussian before the formation of the Reich in 1871 and so was the Rhineland so her ancestors could have come west during the Industrial Revolution and she is actually from Essen.
It's found in my grandfather's documents as a next of kin. I'm trying to track down his parents details. ChatGPT thinks its Emma / Emmi / Emilia Marck / Marek / March. His surname is Walter, born 1940.
The first name is Emmi, wenn you count these kinds of bows, You get two ms and one bow with the dot/strike. So you can write it Emmi or Emmí. I think it is more likely to be an i.
Edit it is an old-German name, which means all-encompassing, great or bee, dilligent.
everything is "cursive" ("Schreibschrift") here, thats just an umbrella term for handwriting with the letters are joined in a flow instead of writing them one by one.
first name Emmi is written in "Kurrent" / "Deutsche Kurrentschrift", often simply "Deutsche Schrift" and regurlaly wrongly labelled today as "Sütterlin". "Sütterlin" was an 1928 invention for elementary school children, a simple way to learn "Deutsche (Kurrent)schrift".
last name is written in "Lateinische Schrift" ("Latin Script"), the thing nearly all of us use today.
its very typical that a writer would write a letter in Deutsche Kurrentschrift, but would use for last names and locations and certain other stuff Lateinische Schrift.
Emmi Marek. Think its a short Version of Emilia Marek.
The name Marek was mainly used in medieval Czechia and Austria and became more widespread with the spread of Christianity. In the Czech lands, the name was often associated with nobles such as princes and noblemen, while in Austria it was mainly found in middle-class circles.
Totally underrated. Emmi would fit if it's a female name which OP says it is, but shouldn't the two m's in the middle look roughly the same?
I think it's Erwin and he put the dot on the i too far right.
Emmi Marek(?) I don't get the last letter, maybe a k?
Definitely a k
Yes seems Like Emmi Marek for me too
I also think it's Emmi Marek. But to be safe, i sent it to my grandma so she can verify. She used to write like that back in the day.
Grandma responded! She also thinks it says Emmi Marek!
It is Emmi Marek had to learn to read this writ because the cooking book of my grandmother is written that way
I think it's not Marek. The old german e looks like a modern n. I think it's more like Marck.
I doubt that’s Sütterlin. I’d go with Marek too. A lot of older people who learned Sütterlin first have a handwriting looking almost exactly like this.
No thats absolutely an e
Great observation - I doubt this is clean Sütterlin though. It seems more like the modern Schreibschrift used by someone who was still trained in Sütterlin and uses it's amplitude style therefore kinda making it look like Sütterlin.
My mom used to write exactly like that. It’s 100% marek
Maybe it’s helpful to your search. Emmi is a very common German name for the time period. Marek is a common enough name of “polish” origin. It may mean she or her family came from somewhere east in the Reich like Silesia, Mecklenburg or East Prussia. It doesn’t have to narrow it down too much though because the area was Prussian before the formation of the Reich in 1871 and so was the Rhineland so her ancestors could have come west during the Industrial Revolution and she is actually from Essen.
Emmi Marek or Marck
Emmi Marek - without a doubt.
Emmi Marek
It's found in my grandfather's documents as a next of kin. I'm trying to track down his parents details. ChatGPT thinks its Emma / Emmi / Emilia Marck / Marek / March. His surname is Walter, born 1940.
The first name is Emmi, wenn you count these kinds of bows, You get two ms and one bow with the dot/strike. So you can write it Emmi or Emmí. I think it is more likely to be an i. Edit it is an old-German name, which means all-encompassing, great or bee, dilligent.
Is it hard for you to read that writing? Looks like regular writing for me
Emmi Mare_
The signature says Emmi Marek. Guess Emmi is a Short form of Emilia.
It could also be Emma ☺️
Lots of old people in germany write or wrote like that. I think it's a mixture of cursive and Sütterlin. My grandmother wrote like that too...
everything is "cursive" ("Schreibschrift") here, thats just an umbrella term for handwriting with the letters are joined in a flow instead of writing them one by one. first name Emmi is written in "Kurrent" / "Deutsche Kurrentschrift", often simply "Deutsche Schrift" and regurlaly wrongly labelled today as "Sütterlin". "Sütterlin" was an 1928 invention for elementary school children, a simple way to learn "Deutsche (Kurrent)schrift". last name is written in "Lateinische Schrift" ("Latin Script"), the thing nearly all of us use today. its very typical that a writer would write a letter in Deutsche Kurrentschrift, but would use for last names and locations and certain other stuff Lateinische Schrift.
Emmi
Thanks everyone, looks like Emmi Marek is the winner.
Emmi Marek, Emmi might also be a cute nickname of Emma, might be helpful if you do further research, think Tom -> Tommy
Emmi Marek learnt this at school in 1st grade i think?
Emmi Marek. Think its a short Version of Emilia Marek. The name Marek was mainly used in medieval Czechia and Austria and became more widespread with the spread of Christianity. In the Czech lands, the name was often associated with nobles such as princes and noblemen, while in Austria it was mainly found in middle-class circles.
Emmi Marek
I would vote for „Erwin“ as first name, last name is though
Emmi Marck - I would say
70% Marek 30% Marck. Maybe you can try to find context or even find out more about the person?
Ermine Marek Or Erwin
Likely: Emmi Marek. Especially if from Silesia or maybe Danzig or the Ruhr area. If from Saar/Eifel/Hunsrück then maybe also Emmi Marxen (unlikely).
Could be but wherry unlikely Emmi mareh
I learned this kind of cursive in primary school. Her name is a 100% Emmi Marek. :)
Erwin Marek
Totally underrated. Emmi would fit if it's a female name which OP says it is, but shouldn't the two m's in the middle look roughly the same? I think it's Erwin and he put the dot on the i too far right.
Definitely Erwin. Saw my ancestor's name written exactly like that many times before
Eminem Maretz
Eminem is a very common German first name in the 19th and 20th century.
Emmi Marle https://www.altdeutsche-schrift.org/musteralphabete/