Message: "Name of Ancestor"

Name of Ancestor

by jill

1/7/2006, 2:59 PM

I am researching my family tree and have come across the name Rezia (female) which belongs to my great great grandmother.

I would like to know if it is short for another name or where it comes from?

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- Miss Claire

1/10/2006, 3:32 PM

Rezia can be a pet form of Lucrezia, or Regina, or Raisel :)

~~ Claire ~~

My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July

- তন্ময় ভট (guest) +3

1/7/2006, 4:42 PM

There is a muslim name in India which is often written Razia or Radiya, but the pronounciation I have heard often comes close to Rezia. I do not know the origin of the name, but see my previous post on that topic at http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=236076&board=gen

- jill

1/8/2006, 3:35 AM

Thanks for the info.

All I know about Rezia is that she was born in Hungerford, Berkshire. We are not Indian by origin.

- Silver (guest) +1

1/7/2006, 5:26 PM

It is a pet form of Lucrezia and Terezia.
My old highschool had an exchange student from Austria who went by 'Rezia'. I do not know if it was a short form or not. I never met her or talked to her, only saw her and knew of her.

~SD

- jill

1/8/2006, 3:37 AM

Thanks. This could be a possibility - I will investigate my family tree further.

- Caprice +1

1/7/2006, 3:47 PM

It could be a variant of Theresia. Many Maltese girls' names have "z" in them. Are you of Maltese origin?

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- jill

1/8/2006, 3:34 AM

I only know that my great great grandmother was born in Hungerford, Berkshire. I am not knowingly Maltese in origin.

Thanks for the info.

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