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 So, for example, if your ancestor has the name ‘Danner,’ you can reasonably suppose that he or she came from northern Germany. This process can give a clue to the origin of the name and person who originally had it. So, if you find a name that is spelled differently from what you are familiar with, don’t discount it; it might just be a dialect form of a more familiar name.
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+Bahlow, Hans.&nbsp; 2002. ''Dictionary of German Names''.&nbsp; Translated and Revised by Edda Gentry. Madison,&nbsp;
-Bahlow, Hans.&nbsp; 2002. ''Dictionary of German Names''.&nbsp; Translated and Revised by Edda Gentry. Madison,&nbsp;
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wisconsin: Max Kade Institute.
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wisconsin: Max Kade Institute.
+Baker, Theola Walden.&nbsp;Missouri State Genealogical Association Journal, (Vol. 25, No. 3, 2005)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mstone/dialectical.html Internal Dialectical Clues in German Surnames]
 Lockwood, W.B. 1976.&nbsp; ''An Informal History of the German Language with Chapters on Dutch and''
 ''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Afrikaans, Frisian and Yiddish''. London: Andre Deutsch.
 Watermann, John T.&nbsp;1976.&nbsp;&nbsp;''A History of the German Language''. Seattle and London: University of&nbsp;
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Washington Press.