Books: German Names
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Bücher über deutsche Vor- bzw. Nachnamen
Books About German First and/or Last Names
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The following list of Germanic genealogical books includes titles in German and English.
Books on Surnames - Family Names
Dictionary of German Names
By Hans Bahlow. A detailed English-language reference for more than 15,000 German family names, including variant spellings as well as the meanings and origins of each name. Paperback. - Compare Prices
A Dictionary of Surnames
A serious reference work with the origin and meaning of nearly 70,000 surnames of European derivation found in the English-speaking world, including German and Jewish family names. By Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. Publisher: Oxford University Press. 1989. ISBN: 0192115928. - Compare Prices
dtv-Atlas: Namenkunde
Vor- und Familiennamen im deutschen Sprachgebiet. Von Konrad Kunze. Publisher: DTV. 1999. ISBN: 3411708514. Mehr von Amazon.de.
Duden Familiennamen
Herkunft und Bedeutung von über 20 000 Nachnamen. Enthalten sind außerdem zahlreiche Karten, Abbildungen und Grafiken sowie Wappen berühmter Familien. Von Rosa und Volker Kohlheim. Publisher: Duden. 2001. ISBN: 3411708514. Mehr von Amazon.de.
Maier, Jauch und Eisele. Was steckt hinter den Familiennamen?
Warum gibt es so viele Müllers? Die unterhaltsam geschriebenen Kapitel erklären nicht nur den Sinn der Namen, sondern auch ihren historischen und sozialen Hintergrund. Von Wolf-Henning Petershagen. Publisher: Theiss. 2001. ISBN: 380621557X. Mehr von Amazon.de.
German Surname Lexikon
A glossary of German last names and their meanings. From your Guide.
Books on First Names
dtv-Atlas: Namenkunde
Vor- und Familiennamen im deutschen Sprachgebiet. Von Konrad Kunze. Publisher: DTV. 1999. ISBN: 3411708514. Mehr von Amazon.de.
Das große Vornamenlexikon
Von Friedrich Wilhelm Weitershaus. ISBN: 3572008530. Mehr von Amazon.de.
Lexikon der Vornamen
Von Rosa und Volker Kohlheim. Duden. ISBN: 341104943X. Mehr von Amazon.de.
The Melting Pot Book of Baby Names
By Connie Lockhart Ellefson. A compendium of over 10,000 names from 50 countries—with naming traditions and meanings. ISBN: 1558703624. Compare Prices
The Very Best Baby Name Book
By Bruce Lansky. Over 30,000 English and international names for boys and girls with meanings, variations, and famous namesakes. Paperback. ISBN: 0671561138. Compare Prices
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