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[Surname] Re: Koszla
by Jim Young (guest)
11/30/2006, 7:07 AM
in reply to a message by D. Germain
Koszla is a Polish surname, as is Kosz£a (that funny L again). Koszlaga, Koszlajda, Koszlak, and Koszlawski - all Polish surnames, but none of them common. I haven't a clue what any of them mean.
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- Sean Foglai (guest)
12/2/2006, 8:34 PM
I tried a Polish translation site with 'Kosz' ...and got 'basket' or 'bin'. So maybe they all derive from basket-makers ...plausible ...not sure how likely?? We know the ending is simply a diminutive meaning essentially "son of" or "descended from".Any Slavic geniuses out there, please help!
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- Agata (ADT)   +1
12/2/2006, 7:48 PM
It's not exactly a "funny L" ...
It's the next letter that comes in the alphabet. It looks like an L with a line through it. And it's pronunced like the English W.
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- Jim Young (guest)
12/7/2006, 3:18 PM
Yes, but having to repeat that explanation every time a name comes up with that letter, nie dobrze.
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