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Surnamization: Tracing Origins of Unique Family Names

One of the many joys (and miseries) of my tenure as a specialist of Louisiana Creole genealogy is tracking individuals due to surnameRead More

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Using diminutives of given names to identify ancestors

iminutives are common to many world cultures. Louisiana’s Creole culture is by no means an exception. In fact, even in 2016, Louisiana CreolesRead More

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Filed Under: Genealogy, Names Tagged With: Creole diminutives, Creole names, French diminutives, French names, Louisiana genealogy, Spanish diminutives, Spanish names

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