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Subject: Re: On russian surnames for a past mascot
Author: Sean Foglai   (guest, 24.60.10.116)
Date: June 29, 2004 at 6:21:29 PM
Reply to: On russian surnames for a past mascot by Mascotmänn
Potapych ...possibly father ...

From a Russian name site:

Topnik (m) -- Omel'ianko Topnik, peasant. 1558. [Tup 396]
Topor (m) -- "axe."
Topor, serf. 1539. [Tup 397]
Dims: Toporok (Iakunka Toporok, tax-collector). 1622. [Tup 397]
Pats: Toporkov (Sukman Toporkov). 1503. [Tup 379]
Toporok (m) -- dim of Topor.

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