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[Surname] Re: Surname SKODA
Czech, Slovak, and Slovenian (Škoda): from škoda ‘damage’, ‘loss’; apparently a nickname denoting someone who was accident-prone or a bungler.
(Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press)What a name for a car!!!
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Surname SKODA  ·  F.Jameson  ·  2/4/2005, 1:20 AM
Re: Surname SKODA  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  2/4/2005, 4:44 AM