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in reply to a message by Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk
While I couldn't find anything for the exact spelling of Chornobay, I did find something online about 'Chornobai' on MyHeritage. Pasted description: "believed to derive from the Ukrainian word chornyi, meaning black, combined with bai, which can refer to a landowner or a wealthy individual."
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I looked into it and бай (bay) is specifically wealthy landowner from Central Asia.
In Slavic surnames "black" usually refers to hair
So I'll assume Chornobay was landowner from Central Asia with dark hair
In Slavic surnames "black" usually refers to hair
So I'll assume Chornobay was landowner from Central Asia with dark hair
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