Dear Falk,
Thanks you very much for the infromation. Definately makes sense that John derived from Johannes.
I had always just read and assumed the name Johan/Johann.Johannes as John.
Did Heinrich also refer to the name Johannes? I had always assumed the Heinrich as Henry.
I did notice that in the U.S. catholic records (1860's+) in my family that there are instances when a couple of sons are names Johan (something) (something) and usually they seemed to go by the second given name, the first being a baptismal name???
Noticed in most cases at least one of the names were of the baptismal sponser. Perhaps a custom to some families?
Barbie