Behind the Name: Message: "Yes, but..."

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Subject:	Yes, but...
Author:	Ivayla (Authenticated as Ivayla)
Date:	May 27, 2005 at 4:44:17 PM
Reply to:	Re: by biljana

-evska is a Slavic ending especially popular in Macedonia; and Romanians are not Slavic. Besides, Romanian last names generally end in -iu or -escu. And if the ancestor was named Petar, the name would be Petrovska. I am willing to bet that Petre is some dialect form of Petar.

~ Ivayla

I am an angel, honest! The horns are there just to keep the halo straight.

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Messages in this thread:

origin of the name biljana - biljana petrevska May 27 2005, 11:19:07 AM
- Re: origin of the name biljana - Ivayla May 27 2005, 1:03:11 PM
  - Re: origin of the name biljana - biljana May 27 2005, 2:55:47 PM
    - Re: - Ivayla May 27 2005, 3:27:24 PM
      - Re: - biljana May 27 2005, 4:21:12 PM
        
        Yes, but... - Ivayla May 27 2005, 4:44:17 PM
        
        Re: Yes, but... - biljana May 28 2005, 4:13:00 PM
        
        Petre is Romanian - Alena May 28 2005, 7:08:29 PM
        
        Hmmm... - Ivayla May 28 2005, 11:37:46 PM
        
        Re: Hmmm... - Alena May 29 2005, 12:25:23 AM

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