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==Surnames== | |||
=== Register of Swiss Surnames === | === Register of Swiss Surnames === | ||
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To learn how to use the Register of Swiss Surnames, check out the "How to" Guide. First, read through the [[Media:1-Register_of_Swiss_Surnames-Instruction.pdf|'''Instruction''']]; Then test your knowledge with the short [[Media:2-Register_of_Swiss_Surnames-Assignment.pdf|'''Assignment''']] - the [[Media:3-Register_of_Swiss_Surnames-Answer_Key.pdf|'''Answer Key''']] is provided to check your answers. | To learn how to use the Register of Swiss Surnames, check out the "How to" Guide. First, read through the [[Media:1-Register_of_Swiss_Surnames-Instruction.pdf|'''Instruction''']]; Then test your knowledge with the short [[Media:2-Register_of_Swiss_Surnames-Assignment.pdf|'''Assignment''']] - the [[Media:3-Register_of_Swiss_Surnames-Answer_Key.pdf|'''Answer Key''']] is provided to check your answers. | ||
[[fr:Suisse Naturalisation et la citoyenneté]] | [[fr:Suisse Naturalisation et la citoyenneté]] | ||
==Given Names== | |||
=== Given Names in Foreign Languages === | |||
'''Switzerland has French, German, and Italian speaking regions. Early records can be in Latin.'''<br> | |||
Some given names are often very different when translated into different languages, as shown by the following table. | |||
{| width="70%" align="center" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" | |||
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| '''German''' | |||
| '''Latin''' | |||
| '''French''' | |||
| '''Polish''' | |||
|- | |||
| Albrecht | |||
| Adalbertus | |||
| Adalbert | |||
| Wojciech | |||
|- | |||
| Anna | |||
| Anna | |||
| Anne | |||
| Hannah | |||
|- | |||
| Elisabeth | |||
| Elisabetha | |||
| Isabelle | |||
| Elżbieta | |||
|- | |||
| Franz | |||
| Franciscus | |||
| François | |||
| Franciszek | |||
|- | |||
| Georg | |||
| Georgius | |||
| Georges | |||
| Jerzy | |||
|- | |||
| Gottlieb | |||
| Bogumilus | |||
| Bogomil | |||
| Bogumił | |||
|- | |||
| Johann (Hans) | |||
| Joannes | |||
| Jean | |||
| Jan | |||
|- | |||
| Karl | |||
| Carolus | |||
| Charles | |||
| Karol | |||
|- | |||
| Katharine | |||
| Catherina | |||
| Catherine | |||
| Katarzyna | |||
|- | |||
| Lorenz | |||
| Laurentius | |||
| Laurent | |||
| Wawrzyniec | |||
|- | |||
| Ludwig | |||
| Ludovicus | |||
| Louis | |||
| Ludwik | |||
|- | |||
| Margareta | |||
| Margarita | |||
| Marguerite | |||
| Małgorzata | |||
|- | |||
| Marie | |||
| Maria | |||
| Marie | |||
| Marja | |||
|- | |||
| Wilhelm | |||
| Guilielmus | |||
| Guillaume | |||
| Wilhelm | |||
|} | |||
The following '''online''' source contains given names translated into 23 different European languages, including English: | |||
*Janowowa, Wanda, et al. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/103656 '''Słownik imion'''] (Dictionary of names).'' Wrocław, Germany: Zakład Narodowy im Ossolińskich, 1975. (FHL book Ref 940 D4si; film 1181578 item 2; fiche 6,000,839.) Names are listed alphabetically by the Polish name, as the author is Polish. An index at the back gives the Polish form of each name. Use that name to find the 23 translations in the main list. | |||