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Help[Surname] Origin of surname "Omcikuz"?
I have encountered the last name Omcikuz on a Serbian woman, and I am very curious about it, as it is clearly not Slavic (although her first name is completely Serbian). The name is actually pronounced Omchikuz, ie, written with a hasek over the c to make the hard -ch- sound, but I don't know how to reproduce that here.
If the name is of Balkan origin, I'm wondering if it is Albanian or Turkish?
Of course, as it is on a woman, it could be from a husband or father from far beyond the Balkans.
I'd be glad if anyone could satisfy my curiousity.
If the name is of Balkan origin, I'm wondering if it is Albanian or Turkish?
Of course, as it is on a woman, it could be from a husband or father from far beyond the Balkans.
I'd be glad if anyone could satisfy my curiousity.
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Update on "Omcikuz" and "Omcikus"?
Updated to add: Lumia has pointed me to the clearly related surname Omcikus, which appears to be Croatian, judging by google results. But I remain curious because the root does not sound South Slavic to me; could it have entered Croatia from another language?
Updated to add: Lumia has pointed me to the clearly related surname Omcikus, which appears to be Croatian, judging by google results. But I remain curious because the root does not sound South Slavic to me; could it have entered Croatia from another language?
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A search round the dictionaries produces no instance of this word in Albanian, Turkish or Serbo-Croat. The nearest I can find is Omca (pronounced omcha)in Serbo-Croat meaning "noose" or "bow".
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