Thanks Curt. You have been very helpful! Peg ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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raularian
Aug 4, 2011 9:08 pm
Hello, everyone! My name is Raularian Rusu and I am a new member of this group. I live in Romania, I am 34 and only recently I became aware of my Slovak (or...
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Elaine
artseppaa
Aug 4, 2011 11:51 pm
Peg, I have seen this combination of letters in records I reviewed, and from seeing the name written by other scribes at other times, I was able to see for...
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htcstech
whiteox_nelson
Aug 5, 2011 1:13 am
Regarding Social Status for Latin records: http://www.iabsi.com/gen/public/social_status.htm That cleared up a few questions for me. Peter ... [Non-text...
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Peg's Gmail
pegivanyo
Aug 5, 2011 3:23 am
OK, I know I've taken more than my share of time today. But then, I have been kind of quite up until now :) I beg your patience. Someone please tell me this...
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CurtB
curtbocha
Aug 5, 2011 3:59 am
Peg, Yes, this register is in Rusyn, written in the Cyrillic alphabet. If you just want to read the names you can memorize the alphabet and their sound...
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Elaine Summerhill
jato791
Aug 5, 2011 5:30 am
I also would be happy to check for you. Which surnames are you searching and about when? Elaine S. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Peter M
whiteox_nelson
Aug 5, 2011 5:58 am
Hello all, I've had a very successful time with the church records working from 1777 with about 4 possible branches of the family, but now there is a gap from...
Is anyone searching in the village of Lubicke Kupele? or Majerka? Thank you. Reen [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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raularian
Aug 5, 2011 11:57 am
Thank you very much! I will check. Best regards, Raul...
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Elaine Summerhill
jato791
Aug 5, 2011 12:54 pm
Hello all... I'm looking through the records of Stupava, Malacky, Slovakia and I have come across a surname, Magyar. I am wondering, how would that name be...
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Janet Kozlay
jkozlay
Aug 5, 2011 2:08 pm
Magyar is the Hungarian word for Hungarian, referring both to its people and its language. The "gy" is a Hungarian letter which is pronounced like [dj], the...
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hasior15
Aug 5, 2011 2:20 pm
Janet, So there is actually no "G" sound at all in the word Magyar. Ma diu ar? Would that be close? Reen [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Julie Michutka
jmichutka
Aug 5, 2011 2:24 pm
I suppose there are a variety of options, such as contacting the church yourself and asking about a baptismal record, or trying to get a civil record yourself....
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Ron
amiak27
Aug 5, 2011 2:42 pm
Finding your Name in Cyrillic and Cursive Cyrillic Records With eyes trained to read the Latin alphabet, what can we do to read hand written records in...
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Janet Kozlay
jkozlay
Aug 5, 2011 2:50 pm
Yes, the G is not pronounced as such. But it has only two syllables-mahd-jar comes closest. Janet From: SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com...
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Ladislav Rosival
lacox777
Aug 5, 2011 3:25 pm
One help from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hu-magyar_nyelv.ogg it is the pronounciation for 2 words "magyar neylv" = hungarian language. In...
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Elaine Summerhill
jato791
Aug 5, 2011 7:20 pm
It sure looks like a surname to me but it also looks like I misspelled it. The name should have been written, MAGYER. ...
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CurtB
curtbocha
Aug 5, 2011 7:33 pm
Elaine, Quite a different story. This one may be a bit more difficult. Remember that the writer is writing in the Hungarian alphabet and trying to express how...
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Ladislav Rosival
lacox777
Aug 5, 2011 8:33 pm
The slovak transcription of this name would be Mader - in 1995 there were 166 persons in Slovakia with this surname. Mostly in Stupava (50), Bratislava, ... ...
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Elaine Summerhill
jato791
Aug 5, 2011 9:19 pm
On my father's baptisimal certificate, it says Malyar. However, I cannot find any record of my grandfather, his father, at all. I know that he came from...
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Peg's Gmail
pegivanyo
Aug 5, 2011 10:33 pm
OK, Curt or Elaine--I will take you up on your kind offer. Please speak up when you begin so you both don't waste your time doing the same thing. I did glance...
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CurtB
curtbocha
Aug 6, 2011 2:01 am
Ladislav, Yes, Majer is German in origin as many Germans settled in Slovakia throughout history, but a common name in Slovakia. See all the Majer and Majerova...
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CurtB
curtbocha
Aug 6, 2011 2:25 am
Peg, I offered to check a few dates or entries, but 40 pages with transcription and translation of two possible surnames is a project I do not have the time...
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Elaine Summerhill
jato791
Aug 6, 2011 3:19 am
Ivanyo in Cyrillic would look like иванё.  In script, the "и" looks like a capital "U".  Penak looks like "пенак".  The "P" looks like the...
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John
johnqadam
Aug 6, 2011 1:04 pm
A clue to finding other villages. They are usually within TWO villages distance or one day's walk -- round trip....
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Peg's Gmail
pegivanyo
Aug 6, 2011 3:33 pm
This is great. That way I'll be able to start learning to find the names myself. Thanks! Peg ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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CurtB
curtbocha
Aug 6, 2011 4:21 pm
Peg, Go to image number 31, line 21. There you will find a child Mikhail', born to Pavol Ivano. This should give you some idea of what the Cyrillic feels...
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CurtB
curtbocha
Aug 6, 2011 4:36 pm
Peg, One more example to help you get used to spotting your names in Cyrillic script. Image 32, line 3, 30 Jan 1855. Child Zuzanna born to Ioan Ivano. Curt...
