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ArchivesLyszczarz - what's the most Z's you've ever heard in a last name?
Anybody ever here of a last name with more than 3 Z's? My married name is LYSZCZARZ, and it took me awhile to learn it! and it's hard to type too, especially if you have tiny pinkies like me.
Most people pronounce it Liz-siz-arz but it's actually La-sarz. In Poland it's pronounced Wish-stash.
Cheryl
Most people pronounce it Liz-siz-arz but it's actually La-sarz. In Poland it's pronounced Wish-stash.
Cheryl
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That is the most I've heard of unless you include the man in a news story I read who tried to change his surname to "Zzzzzzzzzzzz" in order to be the last person alphabetically.
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Was a guy who came in to the library I volunteered at. Dunno how to pronounce. I've also seen Zzoha as a last name.
Was a guy who came in to the library I volunteered at. Dunno how to pronounce. I've also seen Zzoha as a last name.
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szcz in Polish = "щ", romanized as "shch" which is only 1 letter in the Cyrillic alphabet as opposed to 4 letters in Polish using the Latin alphabet!
Lyszczarz = Лйщарз in Cyrillic alphabet which = 6 letters as opposed to 9 letters in Polish using the Latin alphabet!
People will say it's a crazy idea, but since Polish is a Slavic language, I believe they should start using the Cyrillic alphabet for ease of writing.
Lyszczarz = Лйщарз in Cyrillic alphabet which = 6 letters as opposed to 9 letters in Polish using the Latin alphabet!
People will say it's a crazy idea, but since Polish is a Slavic language, I believe they should start using the Cyrillic alphabet for ease of writing.
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Actually, Łyszczarz is pronounced Wishchash (sz=sh, cz=ch, rz=sh). What's interesting is that there's no actual z-sound in it.
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