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===Spelling Variation bt Dialect=== | ===Spelling Variation bt Dialect=== | ||
Sometimes surname spelling variations is based on dialect differences. Such spellings can often give a clue to the origin of the name. | Sometimes surname spelling variations is based on dialect differences. Such spellings can often give a clue to the origin of the name. | ||
*[[The Dialect Basis of Spelling Variation in German Surnames|'''The Dialect Basis of Spelling Variation in German Surnames''']] is ashort article describing this phenomenon | |||
*[https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mstone/genealogy/dialectical.html '''Internal Dialectical Clues in German Surnames'''] is a more thorough listing of known dialect clues. | |||
===Surname "Changes" of German Immigrants in the United States=== | ===Surname "Changes" of German Immigrants in the United States=== | ||