Dictionary of American Family Names
Dictionary of American Family Names

Author: Patrick Hanks

Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand

Published: 2003-05-08

Total Pages: 2094

ISBN-13: 0195081374

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Where did your surname come from? Do you know how many people in the United States share it? What does it tell you about your lineage?From the editor of the highly acclaimed Dictionary of Surnames comes the most extensive compilation of surnames in America. The result of 10 years of research and 30 consulting editors, this massive undertaking documents 70,000 surnames of Americans across the country. A reference source like no other, it surveys each surname giving its meaning, nationality, alternate spellings, common forenames associated with it, and the frequency of each surname and forename.The Dictionary of American Family Names is a fascinating journey throughout the multicultural United States, offering a detailed look at the meaning and frequency of surnames throughout the country. For students studying family genealogy, others interested in finding out more about their own lineage, or lexicographers, the Dictionary is an ideal place to begin research.

Where Once We Walked
Where Once We Walked

Author: Gary Mokotoff

Publisher: Bergenfield, NJ : Avotaynu

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 744

ISBN-13:

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Gazetteer providing information about more than 23,500 towns in Central and Eastern Europe where Jews lived before the Holocaust.

A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Italy, France and "Portuguese" Communities, Including Surnames of Jews from Continental Italy, Non-Ashkenazic Communities in France, and Sephardic Communities in Western Europe (after the 1490s) and the Americas
A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Italy, France and

Author: Alexander Beider

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780998057187

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"A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Italy, France and "Portuguese" Communities Including surnames of Jews from continental Italy, non-Ashkenazic communities in France, and Sephardic communities in Western Europe (after the 1490s) and the Americas. Each entry includes etymology, where found, source, variants (if any)."--

A Dictionary of First Names
A Dictionary of First Names

Author: Patrick Hanks

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2006-07-27

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 0191578541

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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.

A Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames
A Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames

Author: Lars Menk

Publisher: Bergenfield, NJ : Avotaynu

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 832

ISBN-13:

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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.