Need some help from Serb (or anyone who speaks a slavic language)

[Az]

Yup! Dad confirmed it. It's from Bojko, alright.

In any case, I don't think it has anything to do with barrels (botchka)

[Harovan]

I think it could be solved by a yugoslavian. Perhaps La Russo is around?

[Az]

nononononono!

It's a Belorussian Ukrainian family name, alright.

[Ecthy]

What's the etymology of my last name then?

[Harovan]

I take your last name is not "Ecthelion" (which means "The White City" in middleearthish, I believe).

[Ecthy]

the white city is Minas Tirith

your take is right tho

and Azazazel, is Sirotnikov Ukrainian too?

[Az]

I believe he has some 'white' blood in him.

Sirota is 'orphan'. why was one of his ancestors given with his name? I don't know.

My family name is way cooler. I am an ancient Israelite priest, or a Khazar priest, at the very least. That's tracing it 1500-2500 years back, baby!

[Ecthy]

Kogan?

my name is "bay" in Viking

[FrustratedPoet]

I feel so proud for rescuing this thread from the wasteland of page two. Fly my pretty fly!

[Harovan]

Originally posted by Azazel
Sirota is 'orphan'. why was one of his ancestors given with his name? I don't know.

Orphanages sometimes named foundlings this way in the past. Might explain it.

[Az]

Originally posted by Ecthelion
Kogan?

my name is "bay" in Viking

Kohen(priest)-> Kogen -> Kogan
Ancestors@work :



Your ancestors probably lived in a village on a shore of a bay.

[Az]

Originally posted by Sir Ralph


Orphanages sometimes named foundlings this way in the past. Might explain it.

Yep. That's probably it.

[Ecthy]

But he says they came there from Germany.... many Jews in Russia had translated their names from German... I wonder what their original name was... Waisenkind?

[Az]

Could be that most of his family did come from Germany but his family name ancestor ( the Father's fathers' father's father's... father. ) didn't.

[Ecthy]

oh, alright. am I forgiven?