Talk:Sprevane

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The names are Sprewanen and Heveller - why Sprevjane and Havolane in Wikipedia ??? The overwhelming majority of google search results and books show Sprewanen for a former tribe in Berlin area.

[1] Sprevjane 400 appr.

[2] Sprewanen over 1700

[3] 16 books Sprewanen

[4] 3 books Sprevjane]

The same goes for the related Heveller in the same Berlin area

[5] Over 200 books: Heveller

[6] 2 books: Havolane]

Why are the odd unknown names Sprevjane and Havolane pushed in wikipedia???

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In the interests of determining what the best title for this article is, here are some Google Books results:

Sprevane: 3/4 (2 English); also used by Encyclopedia Britannica 1911
Sprevanen: 1 (English)
Sprevaner: 1 (German)
Sprevani: 5/6 (non-English, 1 Latin)
Sprevjane: 2/3 (1 Slovenian, 1 German; previous article title)
Sprevjani: 1 (German)
Sprewane: 5 (non-English]
Sprewanen: 15/22 (German, 1 English)
Sprewaner: 2/4 (1 English)
Sprewaners: 1 (English)
Sprewanes: 1 (English)
Sprewani: 1 (German)
Sprewjani: 1 (Polish)
Zpriavani: 19/23 (archaic; German and Czech)

There is no clear-cut standard English or Latin name as with some other tribes; it is obvious that "Sprevjane" is not used in English works, however. I chose "Sprevane", as it has been used in Encyclopedia Britannica. Other alternatives would be considered, of course; there are probably other variations I have not considered. Olessi 07:13, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]