I'm trying to figure out the etymology of my last name (its Boshko surprisingly enough). The old story that I got from my family was that it probably meant barrel-maker (ie Carter). However, I don't think that's the case because it shows up as a Serbian first name, including that of historic nobility (Boshko Yugovich) which wouldn't make too much sense if it just meant barrel-maker.
The other theory that I got from my grandmother was that the Bo (or possibly the Bosh) prefix might possibly mean "God," like the Bog prefix of Bogdan, but that sounds pretty sketchy too. Also both my Russian history prof and a russian who worked for the housing people at my university said that Boshko sounded like a very Ukrainian name, despite my family coming from the Pripet Marshes in western Belorus (which isn't that far from the Ukraine I guess...).
Anyone have any ideas?
thanks!
The other theory that I got from my grandmother was that the Bo (or possibly the Bosh) prefix might possibly mean "God," like the Bog prefix of Bogdan, but that sounds pretty sketchy too. Also both my Russian history prof and a russian who worked for the housing people at my university said that Boshko sounded like a very Ukrainian name, despite my family coming from the Pripet Marshes in western Belorus (which isn't that far from the Ukraine I guess...).
Anyone have any ideas?
thanks!
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