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• 18th Century PA German Name Spelling Idiosyncrasies

• 18th Century PA German Naming Customs

• 18th Century PA German Nicknames

• A Dictionary of Period Russian Names

• American Names / Declaring Independence

  Discusses name changes at Ellis Island. From the US Immigration and Naturalization Service.

• An Irishman and His Name

• Apellidos vascos / Basque surnames

• BBC - History - What's In a Name Your Link to the Past

• Celtic Surnames - "For the Tongue of the Gael" by Tomas O Flannghaile, 1896

  A examination of the Celtic origin of many surnames (mainly Irish, but including Cornish, Breton, Scottish, Manx, and Welsh), and some Christian names, which have now become Anglicised.

• Cornish Surnames

  Names starting with these old Celtic Cornish words.

• English and Welsh Surname Dictionary

  Describes the origin of each surname, indicating from where and from what the surname is derived. It also provides information on variant spellings, pronunciations, and other related names. Available by subscription.

• Foreign Name Cross Reference

  Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Slovak, Russian or Yiddish given first names with their English equivalents.

• GENUKI: UK and Ireland Names, Personal

  Links to various resources within and outside of GENUKI.

• Irish Surnames Site

  Information on seven hundred of the most numerous surnames in Ireland. Gaelic form, English variants, septs and branches, territory of origin, distribution and estimated number of bearers in Ireland, frequency in British Isles and in the United States.

• Lancashire Family Names Their Meanings & Origins

• Library Ireland - Some Anglicised Surnames in Ireland

  The origins of over 450 anglicised surnames in Ireland.

• Medieval Names Archive

• New Zealand Surname Interest List

• Origin and Meaning of Molokan Surnames

  This glossary contains roots and meanings of over 250 Russian Molokan surnames in America.

• Origin of Chinese Surnames