Message: "Meaning of "Lojan" ?"

Meaning of "Lojan" ?

by Lenka14

1/3/2010, 12:51 PM

It's my father's last name and I was wondering what it could mean

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- Jim Young (guest) +2

1/6/2010, 11:33 AM

There is a Polish surname, Lojan, spelt with a barred L, so pronounced something like WOyahn. I can't find a meaning for it though.

- Marc (picard) +1

1/6/2010, 2:00 PM

From what I've been able to gather, Lojan is a Czech and Slovak surname. If it's related to Polish Łojan and Łojan is a variant of surnames like Łojek, Łojko, etc., then it could be derived from the word meaning 'tallow, suet' (Polish łój, Slovak loj, Czech lůj).

- Lenka14

1/8/2010, 5:23 PM

thank you, I'm trying to find out more about my ancestors

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