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Because German genealogical records were kept in various languages, you may find your ancestor's name in different languages at different times. For example, your great-grandfather's name could be in Latin on his birth record, in French on his marriage record, and in German on his death record. Some given names are often very different when translated into different languages, as shown by the following table.  
Because German genealogical records were kept in various languages, you may find your ancestor's name in different languages at different times. For example, your great-grandfather's name could be in Latin on his birth record, in French on his marriage record, and in German on his death record. Some given names are often very different when translated into different languages, as shown by the following table.  


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| '''German'''  
| '''German'''  
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| Elisabetha  
| Elisabetha  
| Isabelle  
| Isabelle  
| Elóbieta
| Elżbieta
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| Franz  
| Franz  
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| Bogumilus  
| Bogumilus  
| Bogomil  
| Bogomil  
| Bogumi
| Bogumił
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| Johann (Hans)  
| Johann (Hans)  
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| Margarita  
| Margarita  
| Marguerite  
| Marguerite  
| Ma»gorzata
| Małgorzata
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| Marie  
| Marie  
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Janowowa, Wanda, et al. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=103656&disp=S%C5%82ownik+imion%20%20&columns=*,0,0 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.) <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->  
Janowowa, Wanda, et al. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=103656&disp=S%C5%82ownik+imion%20%20&columns=*,0,0 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.) <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> <!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->  
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=== Variations on Given Names  ===
=== Variations on Given Names  ===
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