In most cases, however, these double-stem names were shortened by dropping the second stem, whence such names as Kuhn (from Kunrat), Hein (from Heinrich), Ott (from Ottmann), Traut (from Trautmann), Bar, Barr (from Berhard). To these stems diminutive suffixes were added; thus from "i" we have the forms Burki (from Burkhard), Ebi (from Ebarhard), Egli (from Agilbrecht), Hagi (from Haginbert), Lichti (from Ludger: P.G. Light), Staheli (from Stahal), Welti (from Walther), Geissle (from Gisalhart) : P.G. Yeissley); from "izo" we get Boss and Butz (from Bodomar), Dietz (from Dietrich), Fritz and Fritschi (from Friedrich : cf. Barbara Frietchie), Heintz (from Heinrich), Kuntz (from Kunrat : P.G. Koons and Kuhns), Landis, Lentz, and Lantz (from Landfrid), Lutz (from Ludwig), Seitz (from Siegfrid: P.G. Sides), Tietz (from Dietrich), Waltz (from Walther), from "iko" we get Frick (from Friedrich), Illig and the genitive Hilleges (from Hildebrand), Kundig (from Gundobert), Leidig (from Luithart)...

In addition to the purely German personal names we have also many names taken from Biblical characters and from the lives of saints: Bartel (from Bartholomaeus), Klause (Nicholas), Martin, Theiss, and Theissen (Matthias), Peters, Hensel (Johannes), Jaggi and Jackli (Jacobus: P.G. Yeagy and Yackley), Jorg, Jorges (George : P.G. Yerrick and Yerkes), Brosius (Ambrosius), Bastian (Sebastian), Flory (Florus), Johst (Justus : P.G. Yost)....

Of course the changes undergone by consonants are not so great as in the case of vowels, yet we have some interesting phenomena. "J" is naturally changed to "y" : hence Young (Jung), Yost (Johst). "Z" becomes "s" in many names, as Curts (Kurtz), Butts (Butz). "K" and "c", and often "g", are interchangeable, as in Coffman (Kauffman), Cline (Kline), Capehart (Kephart = Gebhard), Grider (Kreider), Givler (Kubler). At the end "ig" usually becomes "y", as in Leiby (Leibig), Leidy (Leidig). "T" is changed to "d" in Sides of a word, (Seitz), Road (Roth), Widmayer (Witmeyer)..."