German American Names Genealogy Book New

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German American Names
3rd Edition Latest
Softbound  book totaling 360 pages in new condition. Per The publisher;
Have you ever wondered about the meaning of German names?  Ever been puzzled about their origin or stumped by their sometimes impossible  combination of sounds? Have you ever wondered about the difference (or  similarity) between
Schaeffer
and
Shafer
or
Baugh
and
Bach
? Most of us have, and Professor George F. Jones has thoughtfully put  together an answer for us-an A-Z dictionary of German- American names, giving  spellings, meanings, and variants of about 18,000 names.
This third edition of his acclaimed
German-American  Names
is longer than the earlier editions and has several thousand more  entries. Like the earlier editions, it attempts to explain the meaning of names  borne today by Americans which derive from the German language or its dialects.  Moreover, it deals with the Americanization of some of those names, explaining  the social and historical phenomena that contributed to the distinctive  character of German- American names. And it deals as well with names many of us  would never have thought of as German.
To place the dictionary in proper perspective, Prof. Jones  has provided a lengthy introduction on German names- actually a treatise-with  chapters devoted to (1) the origin and significance of given names; (2) the need  and origin of surnames; and (3) Christian names. A substantial work in itself,  the introduction discusses the development of German names, name sources, name  variations, and some of the special characteristics of German-American names.  But of course it's the dictionary that is paramount. A lifetime's accumulation  of German-American names and their meanings, its very convenience invites  browsing. Best of all, the dictionary is for everyone. German names are so  widespread there can be few people who will fail to find something of interest  in a German-American name list.
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