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===Jewish Naming Customs=== | ===Jewish Naming Customs=== | ||
Before the 1800s, the use of a family name by Jews was left to the discretion of the individual. Jews in Germany followed the custom of using only a given name and the name of the father, such as Isaac, son of Abraham (Isaac ben Abraham). Most Jews did not adopt hereditary family names until required to do so by law. By the 1820s, most small German states had extended civil rights to Jews and required them to adopt surnames. | Before the 1800s, the use of a family name by Jews was left to the discretion of the individual. Jews in Germany followed the custom of using only a given name and the name of the father, such as Isaac, son of Abraham (Isaac ben Abraham). Most Jews did not adopt hereditary family names until required to do so by law. By the 1820s, most small German states had extended civil rights to Jews and required them to adopt surnames. | ||
===Spelling Variation | ===Spelling Variation by 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 | *[[The Dialect Basis of Spelling Variation in German Surnames|'''The Dialect Basis of Spelling Variation in German Surnames''']] is ashort article describing this phenomenon | ||