Been wondering for the longest time where my surname 'Pajdo' is from. Haven't ever gotten a conclusive answer on that, even from a Polish geneologistLOL
Check this page, stankiewicze.com/index.php?kat=44&sub=548 Scroll down to a group of 20 or so names starting with PAJD- . Assuming that your name is of Polish origin, then it comes from the word "pajda", as in "pajda chleba" (chunk, piece of bread). Synonyms: skiba, kawałek, kroma, kromka.
From etymologia.org : pajda: pajda, bajda chleba, 'kromka'. It comes from Turkish and Hungarian "paj" meaning "porcja" in Polish, a portion in English. In some dialects "pajtasz" means "towarzysz" (companion), which comes from Hungarian "paitas".
Here you go Lyzko: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pajt%C3%A1s
The actual spelling is not "paitas" but "pajtás", plural pajtások. This is a Hungarian word of Turkish origin - the Polish etymologia.org was right here. From Ottoman Turkish پاﻳﺪﺍﺵ (pâydâş, "parter, sharer"), from پای (pây, "share, portion"). Hungarian meaning:
- comrade, companion, pal - pioneer (member of a child organization in the soviet bloc)
Hi Strzyga. Thank you for your reply. It was very helpful for you to mention where the base "sap" may have originated from, even if it is "mud" or "soil". But there is no insult here. Some people have came from more muddy lands, hence a nickname, which evolved into a surname.
Hi Boletus. In addition to thanking Strzyga, I thank you for helping me here. Your mentionings of the likely origin of the base "sap" in Sapko is very plausible, even if it may mean "mud". There is no insult here. Some people may have come from more muddy lands, landing a nickname, pertaining to it, which evolved to a surname. It could have come from "one who makes flour" too, for that matter, as you have mentioned.
I did some research on etymology of Ukrainian surnames years ago. Of the top of my head, Sapko would splinter off from Savko and Sawko, which could be rooted in the Ukrainian word for owl (sova).
I did come across a very useful book on the topic though the exact name and author escape me. It was in English and it was something straightforward like Etymology or Historical Roots of Ukrainian Surnames. The book was purely on groupings and derivations of names over time. Very interesting. The thing that I did remember is that the book was published in Germany, possibly Munich.
Like for example: My dad's father changed his surname when he moved to Poland from Western Belarus. It was Fox I believe and they changed it to Bernatowicz because Fox is German and they had to change it after the war.
Give me examples such as Miller (Mueller, Müller).
Fox is English. Polish translation is Lis, and German would be Fuchs.
There are also Szmidt (Schmitt), or Weiss. Too many to make a list. Many surnames were created by using foreign characteristics, for example the surname "Makaruk" is present both - in Poland and Ukraine. So is it Polish or Ukrainian?
Oh no! I meant that my grandfather's surname was Miller and I used Fox because I was thinking of something else. Miller is German (Mueller, Müller, Miler , etc.) Sorry about that.
Polish or German. I don't care, it's just his first name. It bares little importance. I'm asking if Miller is popular in Poland or Eastern Europe? Also my great grandfather was from Silesia near Wrocław and he was born in about 1903-1905 in Prussia.
Has ANYONE come across the surname FROUDIST ? Both parents Polish. Grandmother on Fathers side birth name was Elzbieta Ross. We cannot go back any further than this. Family were killed during bombing in WW11 in Poland.
@Marsupial I know.. we are the last of the Froudist's. We've been trying to find any link to any family members but no luck. Maybe the next route we take is to find our connections to the Ross family.
alot of surnames in Poland end with "czuk",they are of ukrainian origin i think,and,they are very common.ends with "ewicz" are of jewish origin some at least.
Nothing at all comes up for that surname on familysearch.org or other sites. The only reference I have found to the surname is that it is shared by an actress and talent agent called Halina Froudist. Guess you have a really rare surname!
