Talk:Huguenots

The word: Huguenot firstly stemmed from Switzerland and not France
Notwithstanding what the NWO has taught you, far too much linking to France and the French. Yours, a Targeted Individual. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.5.88.45 (talk) 06:02, 23 December 2017 (UTC)
 * John Calvin was a Frenchman. The fact that he moved to Switzerland doesn't change his ethnicity, does it?Ernio48 (talk) 07:21, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

huguenot genetics
Has there ever been genetic testing done on huguenots to see what ethnic group they come from? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.103.176.238 (talk) 18:28, 1 November 2011 (UTC)


 * The Huguenots have light hair, light eyes, and are part of the Nordic race. This is why they have often been considered more desirable immigrants than the Alpine French Catholics.  HRKent444 (talk) 03:13, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Surprise me: you are a Huguenot-surnamed USAmerican or Boer. Calvinism makes you Nordic, sure.
 * The claims just above are unsubstantited, as far as I know. As stated elsewhere in this talk page, the ethnicities of the Huguenots depend of the mix of their origin region, that vary quite a lot. Their acceptance abroad was more likely due to their religion than their alleged ethnic origins.

Hair colour of Huguenots
In South Africa Huguenot origin is linked to darker colouring than is found in the generality of Afrikaners of Dutch or North German origin. The bulk of Huguenots came from southern and western France, areas noted for darker hair than in the east or northeast of France. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.128.248.243 (talk) 14:51, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

Huguenots actual ethnicity?
What is the actual ethnicity of Huguenots? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.161.200.5 (talk) 05:38, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
 * French people.Ernio48 (talk) 07:19, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

What is their specific ethnicity though? Are they ethnic Germanic people or ethnic celtic people or some other ethnic group? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.79.188.153 (talk) 00:34, 16 May 2020 (UTC) As mentioned above, they were ethically close to their Catholic neighbors. The segregation time in situ seems too short to enable a visible genetic difference. The ethnic mix varies in the various regions. Some genetics companies are able to identify specific migrant groups, like the Anabaptists / Mennonites / Amish, but I haven't seen such Huguenot groups so far. --Japarthur (talk) 08:06, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

Jan Hus
Concerning the origin of the word: one of the possible origins given is the Flemish word "Huisgenoten". What I was taught in History class was that it came from Jan Hus, so the word would have been "Hus-genoten", which would translate somewhere between "Hus fellows" and "Hus allies". If anyone else has heard this explanation it could be added to the article. Piet 12:04, 24 August 2005 (UTC)


 * in Beowulf the word Huga means Frank, if you want to collect all interesting possibilities, or coincidences Fuficius Fango (talk) 11:39, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Huguenot refugee relocation in 1685
Howard from NYC (talk) 03:30, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

There being no mention of the Huguenots arrival in Ansbach, I request clearance to copy that section from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huguenots into article on Ansbach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansbach.