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in reply to a message by Jim Young
Well, if you're Czech, it's not all that strange, because it's one word and we're used to this kind of surnames. :-) (I've always felt Vyskocil was more of "jumped up", probably because if the word means "jumped out", it would usually also say from where... It can be both, jumped out OR jumped up, in Czech, depending on the context. - Incidentally, it's one of the names in my family, you know, which is why I have thought about it...)
And there are some much more curious names. Like Skocdopole. That means "jump into the field", as an imperative. Nejezchleba - "Do not eat bread". Those are really strange.
I do not know much about Slovak names. I understand Slovak with just tiny problems here and there, but I do not know all that many Slovaks personally, so I only have a vague idea that the names are similar to Czech, just maybe with more Hungarian surnames in the mix. But that might be a wrong picture.
And there are some much more curious names. Like Skocdopole. That means "jump into the field", as an imperative. Nejezchleba - "Do not eat bread". Those are really strange.
I do not know much about Slovak names. I understand Slovak with just tiny problems here and there, but I do not know all that many Slovaks personally, so I only have a vague idea that the names are similar to Czech, just maybe with more Hungarian surnames in the mix. But that might be a wrong picture.
This message was edited 9/3/2009, 1:38 AM
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