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Author : Hans Bahlow
Release : 2002
Genre : Foreign Language Study
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 378/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Dictionary of German Names by : Hans Bahlow
Download or read book Dictionary of German Names written by Hans Bahlow. This book was released on 2002. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary provides details of more than 15,000 German names in English. Variant spellings, and the meaning and origins of each name are given.
Author : George Fenwick Jones
Release : 2006
Genre : Family & Relationships
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 649/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis German-American Names by : George Fenwick Jones
Download or read book German-American Names written by George Fenwick Jones. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dictionary of German names, the derivations, and meanings.
Author : Lars Menk
Release : 2005
Genre : Foreign Language Study
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis A Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames by : Lars Menk
Download or read book A Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames written by Lars Menk. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dictionary identifies more than 13,000 German-Jewish surnames from the area that was pre-World War I Germany. From Baden-Wuerttemburg in the south to Schleswig-Holstein in the north. From Westfalen in the west to East Prussia in the east. In addition to providing the etymology and variants of each name, it identifies where in the region the name appeared, identifying the town and time period. More than 300 sources were used to compile the book. A chapter provides the Jewish population in many towns in the 19th century.
Author : Patrick Hanks
Release : 2006-07-27
Genre : Reference
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 541/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Dictionary of First Names by : Patrick Hanks
Download or read book A Dictionary of First Names written by Patrick Hanks. This book was released on 2006-07-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. The fascinating and informative Dictionary of First Names covers over 6,000 names in common use in English, including the very newest names as well as traditional names. From Alice to Zanna and Adam to Zola this book will answer all your questions: it will tell you the age, origin, and meaning of the name, as well as how it has fared in terms of popularity, and who the famous fictional or historical bearers for the name have been. It covers alternative spellings, short forms and pet forms, and masculine and feminine forms, as well as help with pronunciation. The book includes extensive appendices covering names from languages including Scottish, Irish, French, German, Italian, Arabic, and Chinese names. Tables of the most popular names by year and by region are also included. From the traditional to the rare and unconventional, this book will tell you everything you need to know about names.
Author : Benzion C. Kaganoff
Release : 1996
Genre : Names, Personal
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 539/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their History by : Benzion C. Kaganoff
Download or read book A Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their History written by Benzion C. Kaganoff. This book was released on 1996. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference examines the history of Jewish forenames and surnames, tracing the origin of each name and the changes that have occured over generations.
