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Re: wondering about surname Toukan
by Obie (guest)
4/21/2004, 9:45 AM
in reply to a message by anonymous
Toukan is a variation of Tawkan / Tawqan. It is a Cirassian name (N. Caucasus). I don't know what language it is. Kurdish 'tawqan' means: highest point, climax, summit, zenith, apogee.
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- Giacomo (guest)   +3
4/21/2004, 10:49 AM
Probably it was a mistake when the response was typed. The language is Circassian, and the country Circassia.
However I wonder whether two other american surnames like Toucan and Tukan could be Circassian.

Regards
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- anonymous (guest)   +2
4/23/2004, 9:41 PM
where is circassia located? (sorry)
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- Obie (guest)   +1
4/24/2004, 2:58 PM
It encompassed the area between the Black Sea, the Kuban River, and the Caucasus, now largely the Krasnodar Territory of south-east European Russia.
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- anonymous (guest)
4/24/2004, 11:05 PM
thanks very much!
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