Genealogy / Czajka name? And Poland questions. [25]

Examine your granddad's bc very closly to see if there is anything that narrows down the town location. My grandfather's had a seal on it that showed the woj. If there isn't then I suggest obtaining additional US records.

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

Does anyone know the meanings of any of these surnames? Origin information?

Mikolajcyzk
Sikora
Ptak
Plawny
Zadora
Wadolna

Thanks,
Joyce

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

Thanks, emi.

Definitely Zadora on the Polish record.
Zadolna is a possibility.

Could it be Vadolna?

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

OK. Now I have two possibilities for Wadolna, Zadolna & Nadolna.......Gonna have to look at that record again.

What nationality would you say Zadora was?

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

Thanks for the information, witek.

Are there coat of arms for any of the other surnames?

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]


The site that I use for first name conversions shows Emila = Mildred.