I have a set of greats Bicente Ferrer (Ferrel) Diaz and Maria del Carmen (Carmel) Rodriguez. I see the spelling of both names going back and forth from Ferrer to Ferrel and from Carmen to Carmel. Has anyone else seen this? Here is an example of Ferrel and Carmel for the baptism of Joseph Santiago (middle record on 2nd page) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939N-BPXL-D?i=374&personaUr…
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Yes, I agree with you. Those spelling variants are common. Vicente Ferrer was a Saint from Valencia, Spain, and the names Carmen and Carmel are at times used interchangeably.
Read more:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicente_Ferrer_(santo)
http://etimologias.dechile.net/?Carmen
thank you
thanks for your comments and the websites. I appreciate all the help I can get.
joseph