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Wall (de Wael, de Wale, Wahl, Waalde, Walde, van de Walle) is a Mennonite family name of Prussian background. The name appeared in [[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]] in 1586 and also in [[Tiegenhagen (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tiegenhagen]], Rosenort, [[Ladekopp (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Ladekopp]], and [[Heubuden (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Heubuden]], and was transplanted to [[Russia|Russia]] and [[North America|North America]]. It is likely that the name is of Dutch origin. In Holland the name usually appears as de Wale. [[Walles, Uco (1583-1653)|Uco Walles]] was a Dutch Mennonite leader. A. Wall was a physician in [[Halbstadt (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Halbstadt]], Molotschna. [[Wall, Aaron (1834-1905)|Aaron Wall]] of [[Mountain Lake (Minnesota, USA)|Mountain Lake]], Minnesota was one of the founders of the [[Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches|Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church]]. Heinrich Wall taught at the [[Canadian Mennonite Bible College (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)|Canadian Mennonite Bible College]]. His brother [[Wall, Cornelius (1893-1985)|Cornelius Wall]] taught at Mountain Lake, Hesston, Winnipeg, and Basel. In 1958 there were 17 ministers bearing the name Wall, with all but one serving in the [[United States of America|United States]], and most serving in [[California (USA)|California]]; of these 17 ministers, 5 were Evangelical Mennonite Brethren, 10 [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]], and 2 [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]]. | Wall (de Wael, de Wale, Wahl, Waalde, Walde, van de Walle) is a Mennonite family name of Prussian background. The name appeared in [[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]] in 1586 and also in [[Tiegenhagen (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tiegenhagen]], Rosenort, [[Ladekopp (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Ladekopp]], and [[Heubuden (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Heubuden]], and was transplanted to [[Russia|Russia]] and [[North America|North America]]. It is likely that the name is of Dutch origin. In Holland the name usually appears as de Wale. [[Walles, Uco (1583-1653)|Uco Walles]] was a Dutch Mennonite leader. A. Wall was a physician in [[Halbstadt (Molotschna Mennonite Settlement, Zaporizhia Oblast, Ukraine)|Halbstadt]], Molotschna. [[Wall, Aaron (1834-1905)|Aaron Wall]] of [[Mountain Lake (Minnesota, USA)|Mountain Lake]], Minnesota was one of the founders of the [[Fellowship of Evangelical Bible Churches|Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church]]. Heinrich Wall taught at the [[Canadian Mennonite Bible College (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)|Canadian Mennonite Bible College]]. His brother [[Wall, Cornelius (1893-1985)|Cornelius Wall]] taught at Mountain Lake, Hesston, Winnipeg, and Basel. In 1958 there were 17 ministers bearing the name Wall, with all but one serving in the [[United States of America|United States]], and most serving in [[California (USA)|California]]; of these 17 ministers, 5 were Evangelical Mennonite Brethren, 10 [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]], and 2 [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]]. | ||
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Reimer, Gustav E. <em>Die Familiennamen der westpreussischen Mennoniten</em>. Weierhof, 1940: 120. | Reimer, Gustav E. <em>Die Familiennamen der westpreussischen Mennoniten</em>. Weierhof, 1940: 120. | ||
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Revision as of 19:03, 20 August 2013
Wall (de Wael, de Wale, Wahl, Waalde, Walde, van de Walle) is a Mennonite family name of Prussian background. The name appeared in Danzig in 1586 and also in Tiegenhagen, Rosenort, Ladekopp, and Heubuden, and was transplanted to Russia and North America. It is likely that the name is of Dutch origin. In Holland the name usually appears as de Wale. Uco Walles was a Dutch Mennonite leader. A. Wall was a physician in Halbstadt, Molotschna. Aaron Wall of Mountain Lake, Minnesota was one of the founders of the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren Church. Heinrich Wall taught at the Canadian Mennonite Bible College. His brother Cornelius Wall taught at Mountain Lake, Hesston, Winnipeg, and Basel. In 1958 there were 17 ministers bearing the name Wall, with all but one serving in the United States, and most serving in California; of these 17 ministers, 5 were Evangelical Mennonite Brethren, 10 Mennonite Brethren, and 2 General Conference Mennonite Church.
Bibliography
Reimer, Gustav E. Die Familiennamen der westpreussischen Mennoniten. Weierhof, 1940: 120.
| Author(s) | Cornelius Krahn |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Krahn, Cornelius. "Wall family name." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 28 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wall_family_name&oldid=78564.
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Krahn, Cornelius. (1959). Wall family name. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 28 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wall_family_name&oldid=78564.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 878. All rights reserved.
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