Re: where does Oles originate??
by Andy ;—) (guest)
11/13/2004, 12:16 PM
I don't find OLES in my German book of surnames (which of course doesn't mean it's not a German name). But I did find OLESCH (pronounced Olesh), and this sounds interesting to me:
"From a Polish vernacular form of Alexander, adapted to German"
Andy ;—)