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Most of the names on this list are typical examples of surnames that were adopted when modern surnames were introduced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the romantic spirit, they refer to natural features: virta 'river', koski 'rapids', mäki 'hill', järvi 'lake', saari 'island' — often with the suffix -nen added after the model ...
Polish names in Germany abound as a result of over 100,000 people (including 130,000 "Ruhrpolen") immigrating westward from the Polish-speaking areas of the German Empire. Many Polish-named Germans reside in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia and Berlin , though they are mostly " Germanized " by form (e.g. Orlowski , Schimanski ...
The following is a list of cities and towns that have historically had official or local names in the German language. Commonly, these cities have at times been under the control of the Austro-Hungarian Empire or Germany or German nation-states. This is the main reason for German city exonyms.
Combined names come from old traditional families and are considered one last name, but are rare. Although Argentina is a Spanish-speaking country, it is also composed of other varied European influences, such as Italian, French, Russian, German, etc. Children typically use their fathers' last names only.
B. Baade (surname) Baader; Baake; Baar (surname) Baasch; Babel (surname) Babo; Bach (surname) Bacharach (surname) Bachinger; Bachlechner; Bächli; Bachmann; Bachmayer
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2. Spreewald. The translation of the name ‘Spreewald’ is ‘swamps’ and this area is a large inland delta of the river Spree, in the state of Brandenburg, about 100 km south-east of Berlin.
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