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=== Variations on Given Names === | === Variations on Given Names === | ||
Many given names have variants and dialectical forms. Barbara, for example, can appear as Barbel, Barbele, Barbeli, Bärbel, Bärbchen, Bärmel, Bäbi, or even Wawerl or Wetti. Several books are available that give variant forms of given names. | Many given names have variants and dialectical forms. Barbara, for example, can appear as Barbel, Barbele, Barbeli, Bärbel, Bärbchen, Bärmel, Bäbi, or even Wawerl or Wetti. Several books are available that give variant forms of given names. | ||
For more details about German naming customs, spellings, grammatical endings, and variants read Kenneth L. Smith's German Church Books. | For more details about German naming customs, spellings, grammatical endings, and variants read Kenneth L. Smith's German Church Books. | ||
There are also many books that discuss German names and their meanings. Some indicate the cities or regions where some surnames are most common or the earliest date and place the name was documented. One such source is listed below: | There are also many books that discuss German names and their meanings. Some indicate the cities or regions where some surnames are most common or the earliest date and place the name was documented. One such source is listed below: | ||
Bahlow, Hans. ''Deutsches Namenlexikon (German name dictionary).'' Frankfurt/Main, Germany: Suhrkamp Taschenbuch, 1972. (FHL book 943 D4ba 1972.) | Bahlow, Hans. ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=303379&disp=Deutsches+Namenlexikon%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Deutsches Namenlexikon] (German name dictionary).'' Frankfurt/Main, Germany: Suhrkamp Taschenbuch, 1972. (FHL book 943 D4ba 1972.) | ||
More such books are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | More such books are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=360506&subject_disp=Germany+%2D+Names%2C+Personal&columns=*,0,0 GERMANY - NAMES, PERSONAL] | |||
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[[Category:Germany]] | [[Category:Germany]] | ||