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Re: Petlev or Petlevski or Petlevnik
The surname I am most interested in finding information about is Petlev. Where can I find more information about this name? What I do know genealogically is the family immigrated to the USA from Russia. Was told the name was originally Petlevnik and the "nik" was dropped in the United States. Not sure if there is evidence to support that or not. Also curious about the Cyrillic spelling of the name if you know.
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As Jim mentioned, Petlev definitely seems to be Bulgarian as you can see at tinyurl.com/bpgy3ml. The Cyrillic spelling is Петлев.
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As Jim mentioned, Petlev definitely seems to be Bulgarian as you can see at tinyurl.com/bpgy3ml. The Cyrillic spelling is Петлев.
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