Dana
10 Oct 2007
Genealogy / Name "Mieczyslaw" / "Mietek" - Help on background! [11]
Hi guys! I am new to the forum & am wondering if you can help me. My father's name is Mieczyslaw Zak. He emigrated to the U.S. from Germany w/ his family at age 5. He maintains that Mieczyslaw is a German name & that it means Micheal. But my mother (who is 1/2 Italian, 1/4th French & 1/4th British. No Polish blood on her side, sorry. lol.) assures me that Mieczyslaw is a Polish name. Is it? My dad would never admit it if it was. My grandma also used to call my dad something that sounded like Mek-tek, which again he said was Mike, the name that he uses in the US. So what do you think? Is he right or is my mother right? Sadly, my grandmother has since passed, so I can't ask her. I asked my aunt (his sis) & she said we go back to Bohemians??
Any insight is appreciated!
Hi guys! I am new to the forum & am wondering if you can help me. My father's name is Mieczyslaw Zak. He emigrated to the U.S. from Germany w/ his family at age 5. He maintains that Mieczyslaw is a German name & that it means Micheal. But my mother (who is 1/2 Italian, 1/4th French & 1/4th British. No Polish blood on her side, sorry. lol.) assures me that Mieczyslaw is a Polish name. Is it? My dad would never admit it if it was. My grandma also used to call my dad something that sounded like Mek-tek, which again he said was Mike, the name that he uses in the US. So what do you think? Is he right or is my mother right? Sadly, my grandmother has since passed, so I can't ask her. I asked my aunt (his sis) & she said we go back to Bohemians??
Any insight is appreciated!