Stephanya
23 May 2019
Genealogy / What does my Polish name mean? [401]
Is the surname Beczala Polish? This was my grandfather's name before coming to the United States from Kruzslyo, Slovakia in the late 1800s. His native language was Slovak, not Polish; however, I can't figure out the origin of this rare name. One website listed some Beczala people who are supposedly living in Poland currently. While researching this name in various genealogical websites, I have found similar names such as Becza, Bechala, Bazala, Bidzilya, etc., but I don't know if they are alternate spellings or misspellings of Beczala or not. I don't speak Slovak or Polish, which makes it really difficult to figure out pronunciations, or to guess if similarly spelled names are related to each other. Can anyone help me figure out the origin and perhaps the meaning of this surname?
Is the surname Beczala Polish? This was my grandfather's name before coming to the United States from Kruzslyo, Slovakia in the late 1800s. His native language was Slovak, not Polish; however, I can't figure out the origin of this rare name. One website listed some Beczala people who are supposedly living in Poland currently. While researching this name in various genealogical websites, I have found similar names such as Becza, Bechala, Bazala, Bidzilya, etc., but I don't know if they are alternate spellings or misspellings of Beczala or not. I don't speak Slovak or Polish, which makes it really difficult to figure out pronunciations, or to guess if similarly spelled names are related to each other. Can anyone help me figure out the origin and perhaps the meaning of this surname?