WHAT DOES MY LAST NAME MEAN?
My last name is Smetana, and I need to know for a school assignment. Anyone know?
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Smetana means 'sour cream' in the Czech language.

http://www.gocee.com/kc/smetana.htm
(this is a link about the surname Smetana, with many useful links; scroll down to the bottom where the links about genealogy are)
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All that i Know is that this surname is chech. many Smetana came to USA from a town called OLDRIS in Bohemia. There are quite a few SMETANA in USA. A famous musik composer is Bedrich Smetana.

Good luck for your researches!
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