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Re: surname |
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Jim Young (guest) |
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March 8, 2007 at 3:37 AM |
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surname by destiny benevich |
-vich is a patronymic ending, "son of xxx".
If the name is Jewish the ancestral name was probably Benjamin or Bentsion ("son of Zion"), in the diminutive in either case. If it's a Southern Slav name it could be for a descenadant of Benedict, in which case it would likely be Croatian, or maybe Slovenian, rather than Serbian. If it's Serbian or Ukrainian I give up.
- surname - destiny benevich Mar 5 2007, 11:59 AM
- Re: surname - Jim Young Mar 8 2007, 3:37 AM