Nazwiska niemieckie z Reszla z XVI i XVII wieku na litery C–E

Abstract

This paper aimed to genetically analyse German surnames. The origin of the surnames was established with the use of onomastic dictionaries or lexicons of place names. In the manuscript material under examination, existing variants of the surnames were identified, and an attempt was made to establish the source of their origin, such as the Polonisation of the surnames. Based on two publications, it was determined whether the analysed surnames were preserved until the 18th and 20th centuries. These surnames are derived from: the place of origin, names of localities, given names, names of professions and nicknames. Only six surnames have variants (alternatives). The reasons for surname variants include Polonisation, including the reduction of doubled conso nants in the rime, the omission of the silent h, metathesis and the doubling of consonants without justification. Only six names out of 26 were preserved until the 18th century, and only two until the 20th century.