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'''Understanding customs used in French names can help you identify your ancestors in records. Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.''' | '''Understanding customs used in French names can help you identify your ancestors in records. Learn to recognize name variations and see clues in names.''' | ||
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==Online Tools== | ==Online Tools== | ||
*[http://www.filae.com/nom-de-famille/ '''Filae: Nom de Famille Surname Map''']; website language must be changed to French. It maps the departments of France where a particular surname is found and the frequency of that surname. The map search was formerly known as Geopatronyme but as of February 2023 redirects to the Filae nom de famille. | *[http://www.filae.com/nom-de-famille/ '''Filae: Nom de Famille Surname Map''']; website language must be changed to French. It maps the departments of France where a particular surname is found and the frequency of that surname. The map search was formerly known as Geopatronyme but as of February 2023 redirects to the Filae nom de famille. | ||
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:*[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/occitan '''Behind the Name: Occitan Given Names'''] | :*[https://www.behindthename.com/names/usage/occitan '''Behind the Name: Occitan Given Names'''] | ||
:*[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/occitan '''Behind the Name: Occitan Surnames'''] | :*[https://surnames.behindthename.com/names/usage/occitan '''Behind the Name: Occitan Surnames'''] | ||
* | *{{FSC|103656|item|disp='''Słownik imion'''}} Dictionary of names, contains given names translated into 23 different European languages, including English. Names are listed alphabetically by the Polish name, as the author is Polish. An index at the back gives the Polish form of each name. Use that name to find the 23 translations in the main list. | ||
*[http://www.talmud.de/cms/Juedische_Vornamen.70.0.html '''Jewish Given Names'''] | *[http://www.talmud.de/cms/Juedische_Vornamen.70.0.html '''Jewish Given Names'''] | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname | *[https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname Surname experience] at FamilySearch - search by surname to learn its meaning and origin | ||
== Surnames == | == Surnames == | ||
===Double surnames=== | ===Double surnames=== | ||
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The following '''online''' source contains given names translated into 23 different European languages, including English: | The following '''online''' source contains given names translated into 23 different European languages, including English: | ||
*Janowowa, Wanda, et al. '' | *Janowowa, Wanda, et al. ''{{FSC|103656|item|disp='''Słownik imion'''}} (Dictionary of names).'' Wrocław, Germany: Zakład Narodowy im Ossolińskich, 1975. (FS Library book Ref 940 D4si; film 1181578 item 2; fiche 6,000,839.) Names are listed alphabetically by the Polish name, as the author is Polish. An index at the back gives the Polish form of each name. Use that name to find the 23 translations in the main list. | ||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||
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*More such books are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:''' | *More such books are listed in the '''FamilySearch Catalog:''' | ||
**{{FSC| | **{{FSC|France - Names, Personal|subject|subject-id=301789796|disp= France - Names, Personal}} | ||
**{{FSC| | **{{FSC|France - Names, Personal - Dictionaries|subject|subject-id=131910179|disp= France - Names, Personal - Dictionaries}} | ||
**{{FSC| | **{{FSC|France - Names, Personal - Encyclopedias and dictionaries|subject|subject-id=562107641|disp= France - Names, Personal - Encyclopedias and Dictionaries}} | ||
**{{FSC| | **{{FSC|France - Names, Personal - History|subject|subject-id=1361052869|disp= France - Names, Personal - History}} | ||
**{{FSC| | **{{FSC|France - Names, Personal - Indexes|subject|subject-id=1917556431|disp= France - Names, Personal - Indexes}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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