[Surname] Re: Dzhuzha (ukr: Джужа)
in reply to a message by Sehentsin
I also have found surname Dzhuhan (Джуган) which I wonder if it is related to Dzhuzha?
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Dzhuhan is most likely a cognate of Polish Dżugan and both a geographically close (compare https://nazwiska.ijp.pan.pl/haslo/print/name/DŻUGAN and https://ridni.org/karta/Джуга%D0%BD). The source of the Polish surname according to ISNP is the dialectal verb 'dziugać' meaning "to nudge; to hit; to slide". Dzhuha (Джуга) probably has the same origin as well.