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Germanic Genealogy


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From Hamburg to Amerika
The Hamburg State Archive is putting emigrant passenger lists online.

German and Genealogy
A beginner's guide to tracing your Germanic roots and German vocabulary related to Germanic genealogy.

Germanic Genealogy: Names
German genealogical vocabulary for first and last names. Also see the related article below.

Germanic Genealogy: Vocabulary
General vocabulary (English-German) related to genealogical research.

German Names (1)
Part One examines the origin and meaning of first names.

German Names (2)
Part Two. A look at the origin and meaning of surnames.

German Names (3)
Part Three. The origin and meaning of German place names.

Translate A Text
Our special page allows you to translate from German to English, English to German, or in several other language combinations.

What's in a Name? - Ludwig
Part One of a series on names. Ludwig (Louis) is one of those Germanic names that have fallen out of favor, but it has a long and interesting history.


Link Pages

Germanic Genealogy
Web Links for Germanic genealogy resources. From your Guide.

Dictionaries
Links from your Guide for online and print dictionaries that can help you translate German genealogical terms.

German Names - Links
A special collection of Web links related to names.


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