An interesting piece of data is the Spruner-Menke Atlas from 1880. It shows among other things the German “Gaue” in their most ancient organization. It also shows the most ancient (Merovingian-Carolingian – not Roman) place names.
What are those names? Well they vary. Obviously most are Teutonic. But then there are a few curious others.
Here are some examples from the Spruner-Menke Saxony map: 
Just looking at the Saxon map, around Bremen and southwards we have some curious and suggestive though hardly definitively Suavic names such as:
- Liusci
- Osleveshusun
- Dulmne
- Dauvisla
- Saltowe
- Buggin
- Brunin
- Enschinin
- Huculbi (Huculi?)
- Husin
- Winithem
- Balge (Baltic origin?)
- Scerva
- Sitnia
- Thriburi
- Thriburin
- Triburi
- the river Chaldowa
- Wavuri (Wawry?)
Further east:
- Sceplice
- Suibore
- Gimyn
And this does not include clearly Suavic names just west of the Elbe such as:
- Wirbini
- Dobbelin
- Slautiz
- Colbizce
- Zelici
- Szolieni
- Ziezowi
- Bareboi
- Ploceka
- Zidici
- Cirmini
- Chruvati (Croats?)
- Cloboco
- Gusua
- Gozeka
- Liubisici
- Smahon
- Dribura (?)
or those Suavic names in the Drevani area:
- Liubene
- Plottim in the region of Choina
- Clanici
- Kribci
- Tulci
- Kazina
as well as those Teutonic modifications of Suavic names:
- Cucin-burg
- Vicin-burg
Then you have the names that appear in the south central/south west, then west:
- Strebechi (bech is Bach but Striboki?)
- Winethe
- Grona
- Polidi, Palidi
- Snen
- Wellithi (Veleti?)
- Husin
- Badiliki
- Bodriki (Bodrycy?)
- Bracla
- Bierzuni
- Dubla
- Sitnia
- Dulmenni
- Gamin
- Alladna
- Gore, Ghore
- Stavorum
- Wolfereswinidon
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