Dear Patricia: Are you any relation to a Howie Ehret that grew up on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio? He was a friend of mine when I was very young, but he...
Parichat, Do you know the date and birth place? The state vital records after 1906 are kept by the registry offices (in Slovak Matričný úrad). In order to...
Parichat, Do you need a an official copy of (i) baptismal record (for church purposes), or a copy of (ii) birth record (for civil and state citizenship...
Dear John, Thank you so much for your quick response. I had however already looked at the site you mentioned but the baptismal records for 1908 are not among...
I think she's referring to the photos that were recently added to the "old pictures of Slovakia" folder on the group page. Erin Sent from my iPhone ... ...
It is wonderful to share Karel Plicka's magnificent photos but please identify the photographer - he was the best and spent a good part of his life traveling...
Would like to find out how to go about obtaining official copy of baptismal record. The church is St. Nicholas (Greek Catholic) in Puste-Cemerne near Leszna,...
Anecdotally in my extended family, Horvath meant Southern Slav and Toth means Upper Slav. The frequency of the names suggest that Horvath in particular can't...
The most common given names in Slovakia (as of 2010)[2] Male names Total people Female names Total people Jozef 175,593 Mária 225,471 Ján 174,949 Anna...
a.. ^ "Najčastejie priezviská na Slovensku (Most common family names in Slovakia)". Geni.sk. Retrieved 17 August 2012. From: jcotteret Sent: Tuesday,...
Absolutely, Hungarians adopted the word and changed it so that it fit the Hungarian language. But if you were Croatian, would you adopt a surname that meant...
I would proceed with caution with a statement like that, and follow through with research. The Croatians refer to themselves as Hrvati and they come from...
What puzzles me is that all these surnames are well known and frequently used Hungarian surnames as well.Here is their frequency ranking in Hungary: ...
Fascinating and a little disturbing that Horvath and Toth are in the top 5. Horvat is a common Croatian name, and Toth can mean Slav or Slovak in Hungarian. So...
I found this bit of information that might be of interest - In 2003 there were registered in Slovakia 185,288 surnames for men and women. With a population of...
Hi, after my experience "alias" or "also known as..." are nicknames.They were necessary in each willage because of so many namesakes. I can imagine 3-4 Mathias...
Hello Zuzana, The names you mentioned are not familiar to me, but I appreciate your sending them. I will be on the lookout for the KOKINDA name tho. Thank you,...
Hello, I found birth record of Michael KOKINDA, born Aug.17,1858 (baptized Aug.18) in willage Remeniny (Remenye in Hungarian),Giraltovce county, Vranov nad...
Rather than using Google or another translator to help, you can just click on the 'EN' on the top right on the page. It will take you to their English ...
