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Joined: 17 Dec 2007 / Male ♂ 		Last Post: 8 Dec 2008
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RaymondPeter   
8 Dec 2008
Genealogy / Need help with family history/surnames: Netzel, Petke, Gruzlewski [24]

Sorry it has taken so long to reply back. My computer had to be replaced and I lost all my links.

From what I am told Petke means Mountain. Although I recently was playing around with some online translators and found out that "petke" means "fives" in Slovenian. lol

Softsong: I agree with you about the Poles v.s. Germans. I have nothing against the Polish people or their land, and to find out that I have a connection to there no matter how remote. Where I grew up, the town was heavily German. The next town over was heavily Polish. So I have been lucky enough to have been exposed to both from little on.
RaymondPeter   
19 Dec 2007
Genealogy / Need help with family history/surnames: Netzel, Petke, Gruzlewski [24]

So I just was told that it is possible that even though my family is German (surname Petke) they could possibly had a Polish version on the name (Petka) since they were living in Poland.

Can anyone give me possible explanation as to this and if Petka is actually a Polish name?
RaymondPeter   
17 Dec 2007
Genealogy / Need help with family history/surnames: Netzel, Petke, Gruzlewski [24]

My problem is that I don't know a lot about my family's history. One side I have never met, nor do I intend to other than to find out the basics like genealogy, family medical history, etc... The side I am interested in is my mother's. It is the German surname Petke. From what I know they came from the the town/city of Lipno. My great grandfather was a Prussian/German and married a woman with the last name of Netzel (the spelling could be wrong). I just found out that she was most likely Polish but I cannot prove this either.

What I am asking is if anyone can help me find out the meanings of the surnames Petke and/or Netzel, and if anyone knows how I may obtain town records or information about my family when they live in Lipno, Poland. I have found a couple websites on Lipno, but they are either about the Jewish (which I am not) or in Polish (which I cannot read).

Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks!

Ray