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When my ancestors arrived in America from Germany, they kept their last name the same. However, many changed their first names. Some just had an American version of their German name (Johann to John or Friedrich August to August) on US records, while others completely changed their name (Friedrich Wilhelm to Alois). Other changes I didn’t understand include Johanna Sophie to Maria, Johann Friedrich to Anton, and Johann Friedrich Wilhelm to Peter. Has anyone else run into a situation similar? Is this common or does anyone knows why those changes occurred? Was it just to have more American sounding names? Thanks for any light you can shed on this situation.
Johann Friedrich Wilhelm – Wilhelm, William, Peter
Friedrich Wilhelm – Alois, Aloysius
Johann Gottfried - John
Sophie Friederike Wilhelmine – Wilhelmine
Friedrich August - August
Johann Friedrich – Anton, Antonius
Johanna Sophie - Maria
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