First Names of the Polish Commonwealth: Origins & Meanings

Description   Authors: William F. Hoffman and George W. Helon Softcover; 1998; 426 pp; 6”x9” This companion book to Polish Surnames includes three chapters of historical and linguistic background followed by a 300-page list of names used in the old Polish Commonwealth of these origins: Czech, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Latin, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian and Yiddish. Appendices include informational charts on the Polish, ancient Greek, ancient Hebrew, Russian Cyrillic, and Ukrainian Cyrillic alphabets, as they apply to name derivation and usage, as well as a list of Cyrillic forms of common Jewish first names.   Details   SKU: BK0007 Price: $ 20.00   Add to Cart