Top Document: soc.genealogy.german Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Part 2/4 Previous Document: 12. How about German cemeteries? Next Document: 14. Is my family from a town with a name like their surname? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge The meaning of a German surname can often be found in a German- English dictionary (e.g., Schmidt means smith, M"uller means miller). Sometimes spelling modifications, pronunciation shifts, or dialectal origins hide the original meaning. In such cases, a general or specifically German name lexicon can be useful. Three standard German works are _Deutsche Namenkunde_ by Max Gottschald, _Deutsches Namenlexikon_ by Hans Bahlow, also available in English as _Dictionary of German Names_, _Das grosse Buch der Familiennamen_ by Horst Naumann, and _dtv-Atlas Namenkunde_ (Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag). Please note that name interpretation is often speculative. User Contributions:Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic:Top Document: soc.genealogy.german Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Part 2/4 Previous Document: 12. How about German cemeteries? Next Document: 14. Is my family from a town with a name like their surname? Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Part4 - Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: EggertJ@crosswinds.net (Jim Eggert)
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