Life / Babcia or Busha - any social class difference? [359]

My father told me what to say. I was 6 years old and adorable; my granny and aunt's favorite. My pop got the scolding and I got the hugs and kisses.

Life / Babcia or Busha - any social class difference? [359]

If you really want to make granny endeared to you, address her as stary kobieta

Genealogy / Polish Surnames Anglicized? [48]


The letter 'v' in Kwiatkovski is an obvious mistake. The Polish alphabet doesn't use the letter 'v', it uses the letter 'w' to produce that sound. The only time a 'v' is use when writing in Polish is to transcribe a surname other then Polish or a foreign word containing the letter 'v'. The root of your surname Kwiat, as you may already know, means 'flower'.