Stevie's Nationality

[TamiP9981]

I was wondering, just out of curiosity and boredom, if anyone knows what nationality Stevie is?

[joe]

I was wondering, just out of curiosity and boredom, if anyone knows what nationality Stevie is?


don't feel bad about asking this....i did it once before and i believe they posted that she was part German and i don't remember what else.

So, ya got part of your answer! Maybe English was another part.

[amber]

I think her Grandpa was Scottish...

[Enchanted_Stevi]

I was wondering this too.....I think she is Italian cause she seems to talk with her handsa and a lot of ppl I know are italian and they talk with there hands....so I think Stevie is part italian.....PLUS, I'm italian too...lol

[LilyRose]

Yeah, I always thought she was part German and maybe Irish. Maybe this is a question for "Ask Stevie".

Shanna, you're half of what I am! I'm German, Irish, Scottish, Native American, Basque, and Mexican.

Susie

[DeeGeMe]

I'm mostly Irish, with some English, Welsh & French mixed in, but not a drop of Italian blood and I can tell you that I use my hands so much when I talk that you'd think I was using sign language! My entire family is like that-I think it's cultural more so than anything else and I guess my family was big on the body language!

[GypsySorcerer]

Well, I'm sure her nationality is American. ;)

[amber]

I really think i read somewhere that she is Scottish, Irish, and a little Native. I'm pretty sure she's not Italian... :distress: :laugh:

[TamiP9981]

OH, i know she's american, and proud of it like we all are, but i think people's ancertory is interesting. Even though we are all americans people are still proud of where their family's come from. We all wear cladagh rings ( like i am right now ) and italian crosses and what-not. SO i thought it would be cool to know what nationality or nationalitys our Stevie is.

[WildInTheWind]

Yea I don't think she is Italian, either. I am alot of Italian (with a lil german and irish) and I don't talk with my hands at all. I have heard she was scottish and german.
~*~becky~*~

[cliffdweller]

This is an interesting topic. I'd guess that "Nicks" is British, that is, if this is the name that survived from the original from wherever her ancestors came from.

I wonder what her mother's maiden name is.

[StevieNicksEO17]

Yea I don't think she is Italian, either. I am alot of Italian (with a lil german and irish) and I don't talk with my hands at all. I have heard she was scottish and german.
~*~becky~*~

That's exactly what I am!! :D Except I do talk with my hands...My dad tells me if I sat on my hands I wouldn't be able to talk :lol:

[WildInTheWind]

That's exactly what I am!! :D Except I do talk with my hands...My dad tells me if I sat on my hands I wouldn't be able to talk :lol:

Hey that's cool! My dad is 100% Italian, and my mom German and Irish. I was never a hand talker. Actually I don't talk with my mouth much either! I'm just quiet. :angel:

~*~becky~*~

[Little Nicki]

If you look at NICKS...it's an English/Scottish/Irish name.

[marmotgirl]

If you look at NICKS...it's an English/Scottish/Irish name.

I don't think you'd find many 'Nicks' in Scotland (believe me, I'd notice!), but plenty of Nicols, Nicholls, and various other things that it could be derived from.

I actually do know someone called Stevie Nicol. And despite being a guy he has almost perfect Tango-Stevie hair ;)


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[amber]

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:laugh: :laugh:
nice to see you. :wavey:

[Serrart]

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Hi, welcome! :)

Romy

[ontheEdgeof17]

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Welcome! I'm glad you are posting! :D

[GirlNamedGoo]

Hi there,

I have taken inspiration from my fellow Glaswegian above, and am de-lurking after 1 year! :thumbsup:

Don't think Nicks is a Scottish name but if I come across any better info I'll let you know (btw, am a family history freak so this is of special interest to me!)

[amber]

Hi there,

I have taken inspiration from my fellow Glaswegian above, and am de-lurking after 1 year! :thumbsup:

Don't think Nicks is a Scottish name but if I come across any better info I'll let you know (btw, am a family history freak so this is of special interest to me!)
Hi! Nice to see you! :wavey: have a good time... :)

[joe]

I wonder what her mother's maiden name is.


i remember reading in an "encyclopedia of rock" that her mother's maiden name was Meeks.

Hmmm....Stevie Meeks. Doesn't quite ring like a bell through the night, does it????

[joe]

after my last post i decided to look up Barbara Meeks....what else, right? Found nothing until i added Stevie Nicks to it....here's an excerpt from a Billboard article:

Stephanie Nicks was born May 26, 1948, the daughter of General Brewing president Jess Nicks and the former Barbara Meeks. "My mother's mom and dad were divorced very early," says Stevie, "and her stepfather worked in a coal mine in Ajo, Arizona, and died of tuberculosis. She had a hard life, was very poor, was 19 when she got married, had me at 20. My dad went after a big job in a big company, got it, did very well, and liked to move around and travel a lot. My mom got used to it and had a lot of fun, but she's much more practical, frugal - she still sniffs her nose at my dad's and my experience tastes - and she wanted more than anything else for her daughter and son (Christopher) to be independent and self assured."

the question is....is Meeks the real father's last name or the stepfather's????

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[Serrart]

Hi there,

I have taken inspiration from my fellow Glaswegian above, and am de-lurking after 1 year! :thumbsup:

Welcome, have fun! :D

Romy

[ejof17]

I would say English largely due to the fact that she is Episcopalian by birth.
Episcopal = Church of England. Most Episcopalians in this country can trace their ancestry to the English colonists of America.

[Merf]

I would say English largely due to the fact that she is Episcopalian by birth.
Episcopal = Church of England. Most Episcopalians in this country can trace their ancestry to the English colonists of America.

:wavey: I can attest to this. I am Episcopalian by birth, it comes from my mother's side of the family, and her maiden name is Jameson (Scotch-Irish).

[cliffdweller]

i remember reading in an "encyclopedia of rock" that her mother's maiden name was Meeks.

Hmmm....Stevie Meeks. Doesn't quite ring like a bell through the night, does it????

:laugh: :laugh: No, it doesn't!

Ahhhh. Meeks doesn't sound German to me, perhaps another Brit line runs in her family (that would explain her obsession with Dickensian inspired street urchin fashion and the like). I dunno. It's hard to know what the original names of both her father's and mother's ancestors were. When people immigrated over here way back when, a lot of them changed their names or altered them for one reason or another. Whoever said this sounds like a good "ask Stevie" question was right!

[StevieNicksEO17]

Hey that's cool! My dad is 100% Italian, and my mom German and Irish. I was never a hand talker. Actually I don't talk with my mouth much either! I'm just quiet. :angel:

~*~becky~*~

That's actually funny...My mom is 100% Italian and my dad is 50% German and 50% Irish! :lol: Bah, we are complete opposite with the talking thing...I can never stop talking!! :o

[GypsySorcerer]

Welcome to the newbies. :wavey: :)

[teedeerocks]

I found the name Meeks in a book of Jewish surnames.I can't remember the name of the book but it was online.:shrug:

[SisterNightroad]

I read long time ago that Stevie said that she's American but with a bit of Armenian blood by a grandparent...

[TimeCastASpell]

I found the name Meeks in a book of Jewish surnames.I can't remember the name of the book but it was online.:shrug:

Now that would sure be interesting especially because in Judaism, ajewishness is passed down through the mother (so technically if your father is Jewish but your mother is not, you're not Jewish). But obviously if there is Jewish blood there somewhere in Stevie's family it must be pretty far back.

I'm Jewish so I'd love it if this were true. Can't say I know any Jewish people with the last name Meeks that I can think of but judging jewishness by surname is a bit more complex considering Judaism is such a unique mix of culture, religion, and really to a lesser degree ethnicity. Throw in that Jews at some point or another have lived in virtually every region of the world and while intermarriage is probably more common than ever, it's not really new. Conversion to Judaism has happened throughout time or far more commonly Jews converted to another religion either by force or by choice. My own last name isn't one most people would think was inherently Jewish and some of the names people think of first when they think Jewish surnames, like names ending in "berg" or "stein" aren't really Jewish in origin but German.

Anyway long story short, I know Jewish Smiths and johnsons and non Jewish Kleins and Bergsteins! A considerable number of people do have Jewish ancestry somewhere along the line but many don't know it. Maybe somewhere back in Stevie's line is say an English or German Jew. Who knows. Stevie should go on one of those celebrity ancestery shows!

[DauphineMarie]

Meeks is an Irish name I believe... :) Nicks is most likely English

[teedeerocks]

Now that would sure be interesting especially because in Judaism, ajewishness is passed down through the mother (so technically if your father is Jewish but your mother is not, you're not Jewish). But obviously if there is Jewish blood there somewhere in Stevie's family it must be pretty far back.

I'm Jewish so I'd love it if this were true. Can't say I know any Jewish people with the last name Meeks that I can think of but judging jewishness by surname is a bit more complex considering Judaism is such a unique mix of culture, religion, and really to a lesser degree ethnicity. Throw in that Jews at some point or another have lived in virtually every region of the world and while intermarriage is probably more common than ever, it's not really new. Conversion to Judaism has happened throughout time or far more commonly Jews converted to another religion either by force or by choice. My own last name isn't one most people would think was inherently Jewish and some of the names people think of first when they think Jewish surnames, like names ending in "berg" or "stein" aren't really Jewish in origin but German.

Anyway long story short, I know Jewish Smiths and johnsons and non Jewish Kleins and Bergsteins! A considerable number of people do have Jewish ancestry somewhere along the line but many don't know it. Maybe somewhere back in Stevie's line is say an English or German Jew. Who knows. Stevie should go on one of those celebrity ancestery shows!

Here is the link to the book(esp. for TimeCastASpell):http://www.avotaynu.com/csi/csi-home.htm:angel:

[pwyll]

Here's an interesting thing.

I have done a tremendous amount of work on my family tree with Ancestry.com (an amazing resource).

After seeing this question, I went on Ancestry (everything is public record) and started creating a "Nicks" tree. As you conduct your search, the site cross-references and allows you to view other family tree researchers with the same family members. There are many trees for this family. If the owner permits, you can view them.

Jess Nicks' line goes back to the 1500's in England. by the 1700's, they were in the states. That is very unusual but the research supports it. As far as any research on Barbara's family, results also show that her ancestors were rooted in this country (U.S.A.) as far back as the 1600's as well. If I strike gold on any european ancestry for Barbara I'll let you know.

It is very interesting go through this process. It is a lot of work and often very tedious. Thank God a lot of "Nicksians" already did a lot of work on the trees and allow viewing. If any of you have an account with Ancestry I recommend checking it out. Otherwise I'm busy enough working on my own family tree. It is very enjoyable though.

Hope this shed some light.

Happy New Year all.

Bob

[Macfanforever]

I've read that Stevie has some Scottish in her blood.

Years ago my uncle did some research on our family and found alot of interesting info .

[singertobe]

I was wondering this too.....I think she is Italian cause she seems to talk with her handsa and a lot of ppl I know are italian and they talk with there hands....so I think Stevie is part italian.....PLUS, I'm italian too...lol

And she has sorta Italian eyes.

[singertobe]

If you look at NICKS...it's an English/Scottish/Irish name.

I had read its a German name taken from king Nicholas. Or maybe that was Austrian? I dunno but they said it meant desendents of King Nicholas II:shrug:

[PenguinHead]

Well, I'm sure her nationality is American. ;)

I'm sure she's part alien, from an unknown planet in the universe.

[Macfanforever]

Shes like a mixed bag like I am.I'm Italian,French,German and who knows what else.

[PenguinHead]

I read long time ago that Stevie said that she's American but with a bit of Armenian blood by a grandparent...

The only authentic Americans are the native Indians who were systematically eradicated when English and European entrepreneurs settlers came to town. We are all a mix of different heritages.