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If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë). Since the names are found most commonly in Malsi e Madhe (North) and Labëri (South ...
Articles in this category are concerned with surnames (last names in Western cultures, but family names in general), especially articles concerned with one surname. Use template {} to populate this category. However, do not use the template on disambiguation pages that contain a list of people by family name.
Dutch family names were not required until 1811 when emperor Napoleon annexed the Netherlands; [1] prior to 1811, the use of patronymics was much more common. In Dutch linguistics , many names use certain qualifying words (prepositions) which are positioned between a person's given name and their surname .
A Slavic name suffix is a common way of forming patronymics, family names, and pet names in the Slavic languages. Many, if not most, Slavic last names are formed by adding possessive and other suffixes to given names and other words. Most Slavic surnames have suffixes which are found in varying degrees over the different nations.
if the name ends in w replace the final w with 3; w with 2; an initial h with an A; all other occurrences of h with a 2; r3 with R3; if the name ends in r replace the final r with 3; r with 2; l3 with L3; if the name ends in l replace the final l with 3; l with 2; remove all 2s; if the name end in 3, replace the final 3 with A; remove all 3s ...
Fred R. Zimmerman (1880–1954), Wisconsin Assemblyman 1909–10, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1916 1920 1924 1940 1944, Wisconsin Secretary of State 1923–27 1939–54, Governor of Wisconsin 1927–29, candidate for Governor of Wisconsin 1934. Father of Robert C. Zimmerman.
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Meyer is an originally German, Dutch and Jewish surname. With its numerous variants (Myer, Meyr, Meier, Meijer, Mayer, Maier, Mayr, Mair, Miers, etc.), it is a common ...