Re: [tied] Re: etymology of German surnames

From: Brian M. Scott
Message: 37999
Date: 2005-05-22

At 4:19:19 PM on Sunday, May 22, 2005, g wrote:

>>> Is there any site about German surnames' etymology?

>> If there is, I haven't found it yet.

> Bahlow, Hans, Deutsches Namenslexikon, 1967ff (e.g. Suhrkamp, 1972,
> ISBN 3518365657), 1991

Oh, I've had that for years. I much prefer Brechenmacher's
Etymologisches Wörterbuch der Deutschen Familiennamen,
though Bahlow has better coverage of Low German forms. But
Joao was asking about internet sites.

Brian