Germany Naming Customs: Difference between revisions

::Sometimes, deciphering a surname or given name in an old handwritten document is not as easy as one might suppose. This could be due to the widespread use of abbreviations or to the difficulty in reading the handwriting. Use these lists of surname and given  names to assist you in interpreting the names mentioned in the documents.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

*Another form, indicating a female bearer of a surname, was the addition of a genitive '''"s"'''.  A daughter or wife of Mr. Bäcker (literally Baker) would appear as Ms Bäckers (in German without an apostrophe), as being Bäcker's daughter or wife.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

*The endings -s or -es show possession. Hermann Josefs Sohn would mean Joseph's son Hermann. Notice that there is no apostrophe.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>

**Kenneth L. Smith's {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|498963|item|disp=German Church Books : Beyond the Basics}} Camden, Maine : Picton Press, 1989. (943 D27skL.) {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|560609906|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}

**Melchers, Paul &amp; Wasserzieher, Ernst.  <u>'''''Hans Und Grete '''''</u> (2500 First names explained).  Bonn, Germany: Ferd. Dümmlers Verlag, 1972.  (FS Library book 943 D4w 1972) {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|4802433|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}

**Minert, Roger P. '''''Spelling Variations in German Names: Solving Family History Problems Through Applications of German and English Phonetics'''''. GRT Publications; Woods Cross, UT, 2000.  (FS Library book 943 D47m) {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|44623991|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}

**Bahlow, Hans. '''''Deutsches Namenlexikon (German name dictionary).''''' Frankfurt/Main, Germany: Suhrkamp Taschenbuch, 1972. (FS Library book 943 D4ba 1972.)  {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|742422822|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}

**Weidenhan, Joseph L.  <u>'''''Baptismal Names...'''''</u>  Baltimore, Maryland:  Kenmore Productions, 19--.  Republished by Gale Research Company:  Detroit, Michigan, 1968.  (FS Library book 929.4 W426b)  {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|6444472|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}

**Grotefend, H &amp; Ulrich, Th.  <u> [https://archive.org/details/taschenbuchderze00grot '''''Taschenbuch der Zeitrechnung des Deutschen Mittelalters und der Neuzeit''''' (Online)] </u> Hannover, Germany: Verlag Hahnsche Buchhandlung,1971.  (FS Library book 943 H3gh 1971) {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|10400769|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}

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