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in reply to a message by Andy ;—)
Baugh is an Americanisation of the German bach, and seems to occur fairly regularly in German-American surnames.
Turczi looks Hungarian, possibly from a place-name. The CZ combination is no longer used in Hungarian so the place-name, if it exists, would be Turcs.
Turczi looks Hungarian, possibly from a place-name. The CZ combination is no longer used in Hungarian so the place-name, if it exists, would be Turcs.
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Could the name,Turczi, be Romanian?
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The name originated in slovakia, but my grandfather was born in romania
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Forget the wheel!
Thank you, Jim, for mentioning the word "place-name"! I was so blind! Most likely Radenbach/baugh refers to a place called Radenbach. Its two parts are "rod" (clearing) and "bach" (stream), and that's all there is to it. Sorry for misleading your imagination.
I haven't been able to find a place called Radenbach in Germany, but there is Rodenbach an Radenbeck ("beck" being a northern variant of "bach"). But I did find a stream called Radenbach in the Lüneburger Heide near Hannover.
Thank you, Jim, for mentioning the word "place-name"! I was so blind! Most likely Radenbach/baugh refers to a place called Radenbach. Its two parts are "rod" (clearing) and "bach" (stream), and that's all there is to it. Sorry for misleading your imagination.
I haven't been able to find a place called Radenbach in Germany, but there is Rodenbach an Radenbeck ("beck" being a northern variant of "bach"). But I did find a stream called Radenbach in the Lüneburger Heide near Hannover.
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