(Standardized sidebar and breadcrumb order.) |
(Corrected subject vs. keywords lookups for FSC.) |
||
| (4 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
'''Understanding customs used in German names can help you identify your ancestors in records. Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.''' | '''Understanding customs used in German names can help you identify your ancestors in records. Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.''' | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Online Tools== | ==Online Tools== | ||
*[https://script.byu.edu/00000184-9bb0-d9f7-af95-9bbc5e000001/german-name-examples '''List of Names in Old German Script'''] A comprehensive list of German given names, written in old script, with possible variations. | *[https://script.byu.edu/00000184-9bb0-d9f7-af95-9bbc5e000001/german-name-examples '''List of Names in Old German Script'''] A comprehensive list of German given names, written in old script, with possible variations. | ||
| Line 35: | Line 34: | ||
*[http://geogen.stoepel.net/ '''Surname Distribution Tools for Germany'''], based on recent data presented on a 3-D map. | *[http://geogen.stoepel.net/ '''Surname Distribution Tools for Germany'''], based on recent data presented on a 3-D map. | ||
*[http://www.talmud.de/cms/Juedische_Vornamen.70.0.html '''Jewish Given Names'''] | *[http://www.talmud.de/cms/Juedische_Vornamen.70.0.html '''Jewish Given Names'''] | ||
* | *{{FSC|103656|item|disp='''Słownik imion'''}} (Second item on the film.) Dictionary of names, contains given names translated into 23 different European languages, including English. 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. | ||
*[https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mstone/genealogy/dialectical.html '''Internal Dialectical Clues in German Surnames'''] is a more thorough listing of known dialect clues.<br> | *[https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mstone/genealogy/dialectical.html '''Internal Dialectical Clues in German Surnames'''] is a more thorough listing of known dialect clues.<br> | ||
Frisian names are used in Friesland in East and North Frisia in northwestern Germany. | Frisian names are used in Friesland in East and North Frisia in northwestern Germany. | ||
*[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/frisian '''Behind the Name: Frisian Surnames'''] | *[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/frisian '''Behind the Name: Frisian Surnames'''] | ||
*[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/frisian '''Behind the Name: Frisian Given Names'''] | *[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/frisian '''Behind the Name: Frisian 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 | ||
== Surnames == | == Surnames == | ||
| Line 254: | Line 253: | ||
The following '''online''' source contains given names translated into 23 different European languages, including English: | The following '''online''' source contains given names translated into 23 different European languages, including English: | ||
*Janowowa, Wanda, et al. '' | *Janowowa, Wanda, et al. ''{{FSC|103656|item|disp='''Słownik imion''' (Second item on the film.)}} (Dictionary of names).'' Wrocław, Germany: Zakład Narodowy im Ossolińskich, 1975. (FS Library 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. | ||
=== "Nicknames", Variations on Given Names === | === "Nicknames", Variations on Given Names === | ||
| Line 275: | Line 274: | ||
*More such books are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:''' | *More such books are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:''' | ||
**{{FSC| | **{{FSC|Germany - Names, Personal|subject|subject-id=279528516|disp= Germany - Names, Personal}} | ||
**{{FSC| | **{{FSC|Germany - Names, Personal - Dictionaries|subject|subject-id=1094965813|disp= Germany - Names, Personal - Dictionaries}} | ||
**{{FSC| | **{{FSC|Germany - Names, Personal - Handbooks, manuals, etc.|subject|subject-id=1694123491|disp= Germany - Names, Personal - Handbooks, manuals, etc.}} | ||
**{{FSC| | **{{FSC|Germany - Names, Personal - Indexes|subject|subject-id=247751817|disp= Germany - Names, Personal - Indexes}} | ||
**{{FSC| | **{{FSC|Germany - Names, Personal - Maps|subject|subject-id=192495698|disp= Germany - Names, Personal - Maps}} | ||
**{{FSC|124420|subject_id|disp= Germany - Names, Personal - Periodicals}} | **{{FSC|124420|subject_id|disp= Germany - Names, Personal - Periodicals}} | ||
edits