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'''Understanding customs used in surnames and given names can help you identify your ancestors in records. Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.''' | '''Understanding customs used in surnames and given names can help you identify your ancestors in records. Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.''' | ||
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==Online Tools== | ==Online Tools== | ||
*[https://www.surnamemap.eu/belgium/ '''Belgium Surname Distribution Map'''] | *[https://www.surnamemap.eu/belgium/ '''Belgium Surname Distribution Map'''] | ||
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:*[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/limburgish '''Behind the Name: Limburgish Surnames'''] | :*[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/limburgish '''Behind the Name: Limburgish Surnames'''] | ||
:*[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/limburgish '''Behind the Name: Limburgish Given Names'''] | :*[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/limburgish '''Behind the Name: Limburgish Given Names'''] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname | *[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname Surname experience] at FamilySearch - search by surname to learn its meaning and origin | ||
==Languages of Belgium== | ==Languages of Belgium== | ||
Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups or communities: the '''Dutch-speaking Flemish Community''', which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the '''French-speaking Community''', which constitutes about 40 percent of the population. A '''small German-speaking Community''', numbering around one percent, exists in the East Cantons. <ref>"Belgium", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium, accessed 5 March 2021.</ref> | Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups or communities: the '''Dutch-speaking Flemish Community''', which constitutes about 60 percent of the population, and the '''French-speaking Community''', which constitutes about 40 percent of the population. A '''small German-speaking Community''', numbering around one percent, exists in the East Cantons. <ref>"Belgium", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium, accessed 5 March 2021.</ref> | ||
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===FamilySearch Library=== | ===FamilySearch Library=== | ||
Additional sources are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:''' | Additional sources are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:''' | ||
*{{FSC| | *{{FSC|Belgium - Names, Personal|subject|subject-id=1940834548|disp= Belgium - Names, Personal}} | ||
*{{FSC| | *{{FSC|Belgium - Names, Personal - Dictionaries|subject|subject-id=508452741|disp= Belgium - Names, Personal - Dictionaries}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Belgium]] | [[Category:Belgium]] | ||
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