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Description
Les noms de famille Luxembourgeois
Book language: French
Family names are a fascinating subject because everyone has one. They developed from given names, places of origin, occupations, or characteristics of their earliest bearers between the 16th and 18th centuries. However, surnames only became fixed with the introduction of the Napoleonic Civil Code and the widespread establishment of civil registration.
Unlike common vocabulary, proper names often reveal their origin, even though their meaning is no longer immediately apparent to many people today.
This 1,200-page volume takes readers on a fascinating journey through 175 narrative chapters. It also presents statistics for all family names borne by Luxembourgers in 1880, 1930, and 1980. It offers a unique opportunity to explore the linguistic and sociological influences within a territory of 2,586 km², shaped by Romance, Walloon, Germanic, and distinctly Luxembourgish traditions.
- Author:
- Jean-Claude MULLER
- ISBN:
- 978-2-919919-55-0
- Price:
- €55.00
- 2025
- Per unit