A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia
by Alexander Beider
A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia is the third major work by Dr. Alexander Beider in the realm of Eastern European Jewish surnames. His previous works, A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire (Avotaynu, 1993) and A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Kingdom of Poland (Avotaynu, 1996) established Dr. Beider as a leading authority on Eastern European Ashkenazic names.
A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia provides information about some 25,000 different surnames used by Jews in Galicia. For each name, the author describes the districts within Galicia where the surname appeared, the origin of the meaning of the name (etymology), and the variants found.
The Introductory portion of the book follows Dr. Beider's scholarly style in analyzing the origin and evolution of Jewish surnames from that region. This includes a history of Jewish names in Galicia, basic etymological analysis, spelling and variation of surnames and analysis of surnames in various provinces of eastern Europe. An extensive bibliography is provided.
8½" x 11" 624 pp. hardcover
PREFACE viiACKNOWLEDGMENTS ixHOW TO USE THIS DICTIONARY xINFORMATION IN THE DICTIONARY OF SURNAMES xWHAT TO DO IF YOU CANNOT FIND YOUR SURNAME LISTED xvALPHABETS AND THEIR SPELLINGS xvHebrew and Eastern Slavic xvYiddish xvMAP 1. DISTRICT CENTERS OF GALICIA (1880S) xviiiADMINISTRATIVE SUBDIVISIONS OF GALICIA xixGLOSSARY xxi
CHAPTER 1. HISTORY OF JEWISH NAMES IN GALICIA 11.1 14TH-15TH CENTURIES 11.2 CHRISTIAN DOCUMENTS OF THE 16TH-18TH CENTURIES 31.3 JEWISH DOCUMENTS OF THE 16TH-18TH CENTURIES 71.4 SEPHARDIC FAMILIES IN KRAKOW AND RUTHENIA 81.5 PARTITIONS OF POLAND AND CREATION OF GALICIA 91.6 SURNAME ADOPTION IN GALICIA 101.7 SURNAME ADOPTION IN KRAKOW 131.8 SURNAME CHANGES 15
CHAPTER 2. BASIC ETYMOLOGICAL ANALYSIS 172.1 GENERAL ASPECTS OF ETYMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 172.1.1 Components of Etymology 172.1.2 What Word or Words Were the Basis for the Surname? 172.1.3 How Was the Surname Created from This Word? 182.1.4 Why Was This Surname Chosen? 192.1.5 Who Chose This Surname? 202.2 TYPES OF SURNAMES 212.2.1 Distribution by Type 212.2.2 Most Prestigious Surnames 212.2.3 Surnames Derived from Toponyms 222.2.4 Surnames Derived from Personal Names 232.2.5 Other Non-artificial Types of Surnames 262.3 ARTIFICIAL SURNAMES 272.3.1 General Features 272.3.2 Surnames Drawn from Common Nouns 282.3.3 Artificial Surnames Drawn from Place Names and Personal Names 292.3.4 Adjectives and Adverbs 302.3.5 Structure and Distribution of Compound Names 312.3.6 Reasons for the Creation and Widespread Use of Compound Names 332.3.7 Artificial Compound Surnames Outside of Galicia 342.3.8 Addition of Suffixes 362.3.9 Contemptuous Surnames 382.3.10 Artificial or Non-Artificial? 392.4 LANGUAGES 422.4.1 Christian Languages 422.4.2 Jewish Languages 432.5 MOST COMMON ENDINGS 452.6 NAMES SHARED BY JEWS AND CHRISTIANS 472.6.1 Names Derived from the Same Words 472.6.2 Jewish Names Borrowed from Christians 48
CHAPTER 3. SPELLING AND VARIATION OF SURNAMES 503.1 GERMAN AND YIDDISH PECULIARITIES 503.2 POLISH AND OTHER SLAVIC PECULIARITIES 533.3 TRANSLITERATIONS AND BLENDED GERMAN-POLISH FORMS 543.4 VARIATION OF GALICIAN JEWISH SURNAMES 553.5 SPELLING USED IN THE DICTIONARY OF SURNAMES 57
CHAPTER 4. ANALYSIS OF SURNAMES IN VARIOUS PROVINCES OF EASTERN EUROPE 604.1 TYPES OF NAMES 604.2 STRUCTURE OF NAMES 634.3 LANGUAGES USED 644.4 VARIETY OF SURNAMES 644.5 INFLUENCE OF POLITICAL ADMINISTRATIVE FACTORS 64
APPENDIX A. THE MOST COMMON JEWISH SURNAMES IN GALICIA 67APPENDIX B. SUFFIXES PRESENT IN JEWISH SURNAMES IN GALICIA 71APPENDIX C. THE LAW ABOUT THE ADOPTION OF SURNAMES 75APPENDIX D. "STUDIES ON NAMES" BY K.E. FRANZOS 76
BIBLIOGRAPHY 82WORKS CITED 82DICTIONARIES AND VOCABULARIES 84GAZETTEERS 84PRINCIPAL SOURCES OF SURNAMES 84DICTIONARY OF SURNAMES 86
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