tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630877396863231934.post7132861978373574652..comments2023-03-29T02:49:37.041-07:00Comments on The Official Blog Of Hungary Exchange: Hungarian Genealogy: Research Tip #13NickMGombashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16782424065305955645noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630877396863231934.post-57169741973011786562016-06-29T15:21:26.946-07:002016-06-29T15:21:26.946-07:00Jancsurák is likely patronymic, as Jancsi is a nic...Jancsurák is likely patronymic, as Jancsi is a nickname for János (John) and the -ók or-ák suffix making it plural. I'm not sure about Kárpi, though. I don't find the term in dictionaries or any gazetteers indicating it could have been taken from a place name. NickMGombashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782424065305955645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630877396863231934.post-40808635945650078712016-06-29T13:04:38.909-07:002016-06-29T13:04:38.909-07:00My hungarian names are Jancsurak and Karpi. What ...My hungarian names are Jancsurak and Karpi. What might they pertain to?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16941989579465425429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630877396863231934.post-29245580330631352912016-04-27T13:36:53.294-07:002016-04-27T13:36:53.294-07:00It should be a long O, your family pronounces it c...It should be a long O, your family pronounces it correctly! The H should not be pronounced though.NickMGombashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782424065305955645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630877396863231934.post-31347377725310899912016-04-23T11:13:56.651-07:002016-04-23T11:13:56.651-07:00Is Toth historically pronounced with a long o (rhy...Is Toth historically pronounced with a long o (rhymes with both) or a short o? This was my maiden name and my family always pronounced it with a long o.Allison Beasleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10791356436021711377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630877396863231934.post-35228758303422901262016-02-22T08:35:15.394-08:002016-02-22T08:35:15.394-08:00You're pronouncing it correct. Rupprich seems ...You're pronouncing it correct. Rupprich seems German in origin, so those ancestors were likely originally from Germany and migrated to Hungary at some point. There were a lot of Germans in Hungary!NickMGombashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782424065305955645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630877396863231934.post-92150161731368540262016-02-20T08:42:18.974-08:002016-02-20T08:42:18.974-08:00My last name is Spiesz. I'm not sure of the p...My last name is Spiesz. I'm not sure of the pronunciation of it. We have been pronouncing it SPEEZ. I think that might be wrong. Does anyone know how to pronounce it? My great great grandmother's last name was Rupprich. I'm not sure if they immigrated from another country before living in/near Budapest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630877396863231934.post-22322252155626504412015-12-12T20:50:02.751-08:002015-12-12T20:50:02.751-08:00Both of these surnames are of German origin, so th...Both of these surnames are of German origin, so they don't have a meaning within the ethnic Hungarian language. Germans have been migrating into Hungary as early as the 11th century!NickMGombashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782424065305955645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3630877396863231934.post-25191626271806553492015-12-12T13:09:47.337-08:002015-12-12T13:09:47.337-08:00My hungarian surnames are Eisenbacher and Zwirn. ...My hungarian surnames are Eisenbacher and Zwirn. What might they pertain too? Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782383021172868302noreply@blogger.com