Genealogy / The Name "Kasis" [7]

If ethnically lithuanian, I would say Kazys (or latvian Kazis).But in your case, could be americanized version of his hebrew name.

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4501]


Maybe someone in your family knows original pronunciation. My only guess is Koiro which comes from Lithuanian Kairys/
Kaira aka 'left-handed' (according to my Lithuania's surname dictionary).

Genealogy / Seeking Czarniecki family members and ancestors from Lublin, also Margiewicz, Danilowicz and Andrulewicz [77]

Andrius is Lithuanian equivalent of Russian Andrei which comes from Greek. Andriulis in Lithuanian means 'little Andrius' or 'dear Andrius'. Andriulis + evièius= Andriulevièius. I checked my Lithuanian surnames dictionary and there are a lot of different surnames with root Andr-, and Andrulevièius(without "i") almost exclusively comes from this little town STAKLISKES. Hope it helps.

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4501]


Proper Lithuanian form would be Kalkauskas for men and Kalkauskaitė for unmarried women:)

Genealogy / Mongolian the Golden Horde - do Poles have Mongolian ancestry? [256]

Nanamom3, I really doubt it though. You should send your raw data (from23&me?) to :

Doug McDonald will perform BioGeographical Ancestry (BGA) testing of your data file to determine where your ancestors are likely to be from (similar to Ancestry Painting). This is a free service. To participate, e-mail your zipped raw data file to REMOVETHISmcdonald@scs.REMOVETHISuiuc.edu.

From what I gathered he is pretty good at finding more exotic ancestry (ex jewish, native american, japanese and the like).
There's a link if you want to 'play' with your result more:
gedmatch dot com

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2971]

I think emergency treatment would be free of charge. 50 eu is maybe too little, while converting I didn't include medical tests and consultation from gynecologist. 70 eu is more correct.Of cource it can get more expensive if one chooses a private clinic.

News / Abortion still under control in Poland [2971]

I think nobody answered? As far as I know abortion is illegal in Poland and Ireland only (EU countries). For example, in Lithuania abortion costs from 50 euros and the health system is similar to Poland's. Women only need passport and EU health insurance and they can have legal abortion in Lithuania. I think it is similat ro other EU countries.

Genealogy / Szamovo or Szumowo? I Can't Tell Where He Was - maybe in Poland? [10]

My 2 cents :
1.Why his first name is not jewish?
2.Jews in Russian Empire could not buy any land so they could live only in towns.
3. Was he practising any religion?Was his children christened?
4. There is Dna testing nowadays, so you can confirm 'jewisness' (23&me and ftdna to name a few). You could test only his ydna through your male relatives (genealogy.about.com/od/dna_genetics/p/y_dna.htm).

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4501]

I would be interested in meaning of surname Kierna.Thanks!

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4501]


Butrymas/Butrimas is also Prussian first name. But - to be and rim/(rym)- calm or serious. But Butryn sounds kind of Polish..