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Re: Looking for Baronkiewicz and Hoffman
by Sean Foglai (guest)
11/9/2006, 7:44 PM
in reply to a message by Baronkiewicz
I concur with Mar's link ...I'd only add that I think all 'Hoffman's' come from "hoof" + "man" whereas hoof designates a farm with animals.By the way, the Baronkiewicz looks like a Slavic version of Baron which you can find info on at: http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/fact.aspx?&fid=10&fn=&ln=BaronThe suffix is definitely a diminutive denoting "son of" of "little" or some such relation. There may be a middle syllable that means something, but I'm not sure. Perhaps one of posters with more knowledge of Slavic names might chime in ...
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- Patti Nilson (guest)   +2
11/11/2006, 7:52 AM
I was told by a friend that Baron in Poland is an aristicratic name/title, but she wasn't sure of the translation in English. I have been unsucessful locating this name on various websites, including this site, which does only gives me possible variations of the name. Thanks for your assistance.
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- Sean Foglai (guest)
11/11/2006, 8:08 PM
Actually on the contrary, one site I visited about 'baron' in a name said that it likely meant that they worked for a baron whereas actual barons had names reflective of their lineage.
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- asz
11/11/2006, 2:14 PM
I guess that Polish baron = English baron, as this title is not Polish. The word was borrowed (from English? French?) and I'm not sure if the title had been used in Poland.
I found only one site where the name is listed. Maybe it could be helpful.
Greetings from Poland!
http://www.benkazez.com/dan/crarg/przedborz.php

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