A Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames

A Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames PDF Author: Lars Menk
Publisher: Bergenfield, NJ : Avotaynu
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 832

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Book Description
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.

A Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames

A Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames PDF Author: Lars Menk
Publisher: Bergenfield, NJ : Avotaynu
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 832

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Book Description
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.

A Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their History

A Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their History PDF Author: Benzion C. Kaganoff
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1568219539
Category : Names, Personal
Languages : en
Pages : 268

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Book Description
This reference examines the history of Jewish forenames and surnames, tracing the origin of each name and the changes that have occured over generations.

A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire

A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire PDF Author: Alexander Beider
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1052

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A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Kingdom of Poland

A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Kingdom of Poland PDF Author: Alexander Beider
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 616

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A Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names

A Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names PDF Author: Alexander Beider
Publisher: Avotaynu
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 740

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Book Description
Dictionary of 7000 Ashkenazic given names from the 11th century to the present. Names are traced to specific localities at specific times. Includes a history of Yiddish and a history of Ashkenazic Jews and their migrations. Also includes information of borrowings from non-Jewish groups.

A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Mediterranean Region

A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Mediterranean Region PDF Author: Alexander Beider
Publisher: Avotaynu
ISBN: 9780998057118
Category : Names, Personal
Languages : en
Pages :

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Jewish Family Names & Their Origins

Jewish Family Names & Their Origins PDF Author: Eva H. Guggenheimer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781602802841
Category : Names, Personal
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
The present dictionary offers an inventory and etymological explanation of current family names for most Jewish groups: Ashkenazic, Sephardic, Oriental, and modern Israeli. Jewish family names are "chronicles written in code" as one historian put it, and reflect the history of the Jewish people from the world of Biblical Patriarchs to the present. This dictionary is the most complete compilation of its kind in English, and contains over 70,000 family names, from the common to the exotic for nearly every Jewish group. (from the introduction and p. [4] of cover).

The Origin of Jewish Family Names

The Origin of Jewish Family Names PDF Author: Nelly Weiss
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 222

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Provides a comprehensive list of Jewish family names with explanations of their meaning and origin. The names are grouped according to the countries in which they first occurred.

Jewish Personal Names

Jewish Personal Names PDF Author: Shmuel Gorr
Publisher: Avotaynu
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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"This book shows the roots of more than 1,200 Jewish personal names. It shows all Yiddish/Hebrew variants of a root name with English transliteration. Hebrew variants show the exact spelling including vowels. Footnotes explain how these variants were derived. An index of all variants allows you to easily locate the name in the body of book. Also presented are family names originating from personal names."--Publisher description.

Dictionary of German Names

Dictionary of German Names PDF Author: Hans Bahlow
Publisher: Max Kade Institute
ISBN: 9780924119378
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 624

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Book Description
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.