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[Facts] My Last Name
My last name is Kotelly. I cannot find the origin of my name. I think it is Greek or Albanian. Can some one help me??Thank You
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My last name is Koteli , i am Albanian 😄
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There's a surname Koteles - it's eastern European, I know there are some from Hungary, some from Croatia. And in immigration it's taken on a lot of forms - Kotelli, Kotelis, Kotelas, etc. My Dh is Hungarian-Czech but it's a bloody difficult language to learn - from what I understand it has to do with rope because there are various words kotel- that mean things like 'duty bound' or 'to take up the slack (in a rope)'. You might try a Hungarian or Eastern European genealogy site for a bit more guidance.Devon
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