Name Chemerys
Hey folks,
my family is from the Western Ukraine. And I wonder where did my surname come from since it isn't a typical ukranian surname. Sounds more greek or so. Does anybody know anything about this surname and/or has anybody the same surname or a variation of it? For example Chemeres or Chemeris or as we have now in Germany Tschemeris?
Thx,
Andy
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There are places named Chemerisy in Ukraine and Belarus that could be the source of this surname. You can find information on them at http://www.google.ca/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&as_qdr=all&q=chemerisy+-barskiye&btnG=Search&meta=
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I have a friend named Vaggelis Chemeris
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This name is also found in Poland as Czemerys, no explanation found.
There is a Ukrainian word, Chemer, meaning "forelock"; and a word, chemerytsia, the name of a plant.
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