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I am trying to find my great-grandfather's name on the Ellis Island records. I assume that Dash, his first name and name on his tombstone, is his nickname; I can't find a single "Dash" listed on the records. Does anyone know the proper name from which Dash is derived? Thank you!
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Laura,
The only male Hungarian name I've found that's close is Dezso (Latin Desiderius), that might have been Americanized into Dash since there's no common-name English equivalent. We'll hafta get someone with Hungarian language chops to comment on whether the "Dez-" part is pronounced remotely like "Dash".
- Da.
The only male Hungarian name I've found that's close is Dezso (Latin Desiderius), that might have been Americanized into Dash since there's no common-name English equivalent. We'll hafta get someone with Hungarian language chops to comment on whether the "Dez-" part is pronounced remotely like "Dash".
- Da.
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The only person I can recall first-named "Dash" is Dash Crofts, from the 70s duo Seals & Crofts. But I seem to remember his real name is Daryl or something close, and he's not Hungarian. No help there.
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Sorry I can't help you with the nickname, as it could be a totally new name which your great-grandfather picked up or which was given to him by friends when he became "Americanized".
Have you tried searching the U.S. Federal Census records? If your grandfather went by his actual name in the first few years after immigrating to America, you may find out what that name was in those records.
-- Nanaea
Have you tried searching the U.S. Federal Census records? If your grandfather went by his actual name in the first few years after immigrating to America, you may find out what that name was in those records.
-- Nanaea
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