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First Names of the Polish Commonwealth: Origins & Meanings

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Heather Acton

Authors: William F. Hoffman and George W. Helon

Like surnames, first names have their variants, translations, equivalents, linguistic and phonetic renderings that can puzzle genealogists. Learning their meanings and variations can serve as an important family history tool.

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.

Softcover; 1998; 426 pp; 6”x9”

Original price $20.00

Index to the Obituaries and Death Notices Appearing in the Jednosc-Polonia: 1926-1946

Posted on March 5, 2015 by pgsadev

Compiled by Thomas L. Hollowak Originally published as a book, the following preface is by William F. Hoffman: One of the most important questions to arise during the preparation of a book of this type is how faithful to be to the original obituaries. Variant spellings, outright misspellings, and inconsistencies of names and facts showed […]

Słownik Geograficzny – Glossary of Terminology

Posted on March 1, 2015 by pgsadev

Compiled by William F. Hoffman © 2013 Ärar — State Treasury or Exchequer. From: Ärar, from Latin aerarium, is an archaic designation, no longer used, for the material and non-material holdings of a state or corporation. Included are buildings, land, gold reserves, and state monopolies. A term used more often today is Fiskus … Kirchenärar: […]