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Ba'''i'''ern = Ba'''y'''ern<br> | Ba'''i'''ern = Ba'''y'''ern<br> | ||
'''Letters I and J''' | '''Letters I and J''' | ||
G'''i'''errup = G'''j'''errup<br> | G'''i'''errup = G'''j'''errup<br> | ||
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'''Letters J and Y <br>''' | '''Letters J and Y <br>''' | ||
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'''''Letters J and I <br>''''' | '''''Letters J and I <br>''''' | ||
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'''Letters K and C <br>''' | '''Letters K and C <br>''' | ||
'''Letters K and Ch''' | '''Letters K and Ch''' | ||
Tü'''k'''skov = Tü'''ch'''schau, Schleswig-Holstein<br> | Tü'''k'''skov = Tü'''ch'''schau, Schleswig-Holstein<br> | ||
'''Letters K and G''' | '''Letters K and G''' | ||
A'''k'''litten, East Prussia = Au'''g'''litten, Ostpreussen<br> | A'''k'''litten, East Prussia = Au'''g'''litten, Ostpreussen<br> | ||
'''Letters Ks and X''' | '''Letters Ks and X''' | ||
Roc'''ks'''heim = Ro'''x'''heim, Pfalz<br> | Roc'''ks'''heim = Ro'''x'''heim, Pfalz<br> | ||
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'''Letters L and N <br>''' | '''Letters L and N <br>''' | ||
<br> | |||
'''Letters M and N <br>''' | '''Letters M and N <br>''' | ||
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<br> | <br> | ||
'''Letters O and U''' | '''Letters O and U''' | ||
B'''oo'''kheim, Friberg = B'''u'''chheim, Freiburg, Baden<br> | B'''oo'''kheim, Friberg = B'''u'''chheim, Freiburg, Baden<br> | ||
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<br> | <br> | ||
'''Letters Ow and Au''' | '''Letters Ow and Au''' | ||
Schwies'''ow''' = Schwies'''au'''<br> | Schwies'''ow''' = Schwies'''au'''<br> | ||
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'''Letters p and ss '''(Transcribers mistakenly deciphered ß as p) | '''Letters p and ss '''(Transcribers mistakenly deciphered ß as p) | ||
Pru'''p'''ia [Pru'''ß'''ia]= Pru'''ss'''ia | Pru<u>'''p'''</u>ia [Pru<u>'''ß'''</u>ia]= Pru<u>'''ss'''</u>ia | ||
He<u>'''p'''</u>e [He<u>'''ß'''</u>e]= He<u>'''ss'''</u>en<br> | |||
'''Letters Qu and Kw <br>''' | '''Letters Qu and Kw <br>''' | ||
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<br> | <br> | ||
'''Letters Qu and Kv''' | '''Letters Qu and Kv''' | ||
'''<u>Qu</u>'''ars [German] is the same as '''<u>Kv</u>'''aers [Danish]<br> | |||
R H <br> | R H <br> | ||
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<br> | <br> | ||
Sch S | '''Letters Sch and S''' | ||
<u>'''Sch'''</u>wanstrup = <u>'''S'''</u>vanstrup [Also note that w and v are interchangeable].<br> | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
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Sch G <br> | Sch G <br> | ||
'''Letters Sch and Sk''' | |||
'''<u>Sch</u>'''eldegaard [German] is the same as '''<u>Sk</u>'''eldegaard [Danish] | |||
Sh Sch | Sh Sch | ||
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ai = aj = ay = ei = ej = ey = eih = eu = äu = oi = oy = ei<br>aa = ah = a<br>ä = ae = äh = aeh = ee = eh = ö = öh = e<br>ie = ih = j = ü = ue = üh = ueh = ui = uy = y = i<br>o = oh = oa | ai = aj = ay = ei = ej = ey = eih = eu = äu = oi = oy = ei<br>aa = ah = a<br>ä = ae = äh = aeh = ee = eh = ö = öh = e<br>ie = ih = j = ü = ue = üh = ueh = ui = uy = y = i<br>o = oh = oa | ||
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'''Notes''': | |||
French and equivalent German names for villages in Alsace (Moselle) can be found on the Internet. | |||
Kowallis, Gay P. ''The Danish Genealogical Helper'', p. 3. <br>Jeske, p. 2.<br>Jeske, p. 2.<br>Reschke, Horst A. "Prussia Gazetteer, a vital tool in German research," in ''German Genealogical Digest''. | |||
Jeske, p. 2-3.<br>C. Russell Jensen, p. 35. | |||
'''Bibliography'''<br>1. Ferguson, Laraine K. "Census Records in Northern Germany, Pt. 1 Schleswig-Holstein" in ''German Genealogical Digest ''Vol. 6 No. 4 (Winter 1990).<br>2. Gardner, Duncan B. ''German Towns in Slovakia and Upper Hungary. A Genealogical Gazetteer''. Lakewood, Ohio, 1988.<br>3. Gölzer, Bernd. "Fehler in der Familienforschung" in ''Saarländische Familienkunde'', Vol. 9, pp. 96-107.<br>4. Heintz, A. "Verschollene Ortsnamen" in ''Mitteilungen des Historischen Vereins der Pfalz'' 5 (1875), pp. 49-122.<br>5. Jensen, Larry O. ''A Genealogical Handbook of German Research''. Revised Edition. Pleasant Grove, Utah: 1978. <br>6. Jensen, C. Russell Ph.D. ''Parish Register Latin: An Introduction''. Vita Nova Books, 1988. <br>7. Jeschke, Gerhard. ''Place Names in German-Speaking Countries''. Unpublished manuscript.<br>8. Kowallis, Gay P. and Elly Poulsen. ''The Danish Genealogical Helper''. Everton Publishers.<br>9. Minert, Roger. ''Spelling Variations in German Names: Solving Family History Problems Through Applications of German and English Phonetics''. Woods Cross, Utah, 2000.<br>10. Ortell, Gerald. ''A. Polish Parish Records of the Roman Catholic Church, Their Use and Understanding in Genealogical Research''. Genun Publishers, 1989.<br>11. Schlyter, Daniel M. ''A Handbook of Czechoslovak Genealogical Research'', Genun Publishers, 1990.<br>12. Shea, Jonathan D. Russian Language Documents from Russian Poland. A Translation Manual for Genealogists. Genun Publishers, 1989. | |||