This class will cover naming patterns in Belgium and the Netherlands and online name distribution maps.

This lesson teaches the Swedish naming customs that were popular during the time of genealogical records as well as a few laws that affected surnames.

How to figure out place names in Sweden when the written word does not make the place's location obvious

Do you find yourself confused with Nordic naming practices? This class will walk you through the naming practices for the countries of Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Demark - explaining their similarities and differences. It will also outline good practices on how to navigate these naming patterns as you input your family into FamilySearch Family Tree.Go to the following timestamps to learn about your desired country's naming pattern: Sweden 5:00Finland 12:23Denmark 26:00Norway 32:04

Tracing Welsh ancestry prior to about 1780 can be a bit tricky if you don't know how the Welsh used naming patterns for naming their children (called patronymics). Come and learn exactly how to properly and accurately construct your Welsh family genealogies.

This class introduces the Dutch Handwriting introduces the Beginning Dutch Handwriting series and discusses the components of Dutch names.

Learn about the three parts of a traditional Russian name, the difference between feminine and masculine names, and resources to help you decipher Polish and German names written in Russian.

In this segment you will learn about Spanish naming customs. You will also get the opportunity to figure out your name in Spanish.

This recording introduces the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands, a site where one can find geographic distribution, popularity, and variant forms of Dutch given names.

This recording introduces the book Friesche Naamlijst, where one can find many Frisian names with their variants and form in Dutch.