Monthly Archives: May 2016

4th Anniversary

Posted on May 31, 2016 by suwalkigermans

4th Anniversary I interrupt this series to write the Fourth Anniversary blog! It is hard to believe that this is the beginning of the fifth year. Improvements: Some internal improvements were made early in 2016: Categories and Tags added in … Continue reading →

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RESEARCH 2012-2015 POST 4-at/-aitis: Prussian or Lithuanian?

Posted on May 16, 2016 by suwalkigermans

One source states that East Prussian German names ending in –at are “heavily Lithuanian influenced” and provides examples submitted by those with that surname. If my -at is a German version of a Prussian-Lithuanian name, can it be both, or … Continue reading →

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RESEARCH 2012 to 2015 POST 3 ETHNICITIES OF A NAME, PRUSI, AND MAPS

Posted on May 1, 2016 by suwalkigermans

SOURCES: websites, books The ethnic origin of the surnames ending in –at has long been a personal study. Very early in my research I found the following quotation and quoted it on the first page of Chapter I of her … Continue reading →

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