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The common names Schmidt and Schmitz lead in the central German-speaking and eastern Low German-speaking areas. Meyer is particularly common in the Low German-speaking regions, especially in Lower Saxony (where it is more common than Müller). Bauer leads in eastern Upper German-speaking Bavaria. Rarer names tend to accumulate in the north and ...
Pages in category "German-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,626 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "German masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 348 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. 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).
S. Saldern; Salian dynasty; House of Santen; House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Saxe-Gessaphe; Schaffgotsch family; Schetz; Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Franzhagen
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In this case, the foreigners may choose to adopt German forms of their first and last names, or adopt new first names if their old first names cannot be adapted into German. Changing a name that is too complicated (too long or difficult spelling because of origin), too common (like Müller or Schmidt), or causes ridicule (which can be because ...
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