Balbach, Anna-Maria
(2025)
New Land - New Name? About the Name Changes of German Emigrants to North America. Research Overview, New Findings and Suggestions for further Research.
DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsacta/8665.
In: Namen und Migration: Onymische Indizes hybrider sozialer Zugehörigkeiten.
A cura di: Dammel, Antje ; Leonardi, Simon ; Schweden, Theresa ; Thune, Eva-Maria ; Ziegler, Evelyn.
Bologna:
Centro di Studi Linguistico-Culturali (CeSLiC),
pp. 73-94.
ISBN 9788854972162.
In: Quaderni del CeSLiC. Occasional Papers, (M4).
A cura di: Zotti, Valeria.
ISSN 1973-221X.
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Abstract
Millions of Germans have emigrated to North America over the past few centuries. They started a new life, often with a new name. This article focuses on emigrants to the North American region of what is now the United States and asks: When did they change their names? What were the reasons for or against it? Did the linguistic structure of the German name play a role in the change? How can name changes be reconstructed and studied today? This article seeks answers, reviews existing research, presents some new findings, and encourages further research.
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