https://forum.polishorigins.com/index.php Ask & share everything you would like to learn and tell about your origins in Poland en-EN (c) Copyright 2026 by PolishOrigins(TM) Forum forum@polishorigins.com (PolishOrigins Forum) forum@polishorigins.com (PolishOrigins Webmaster) Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:48:22 +0200 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:48:22 +0200 http://backend.userland.com/rss phpBB2 RSS Syndication Mod by Lucas 1 http://forum.polishorigins.com/templates/sephia/images/rss2.png https://forum.polishorigins.com/index.php Ask & share everything you would like to learn and tell about your origins in Poland https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=20584#20584 <br /> Author: <a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1072'>ossnhughie</a><br /><br /> Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 6:30 pm<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Thank you again Elzbieta, you are a treasure of Knowledge <img src="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smile" border="0" /> https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=20584#20584 ossnhughie Sat Mar 21, 2015 6:30 pm https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=20584#20584 https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=20581#20581 <br /> Author: <a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2608'>Elzbieta Porteneuve</a><br /><br /> Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 2:58 pm<br /><br /> <br /><br /> </span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>ossnhughie wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">Don't know the whole story but I have a baptism record (in Russian) that lists the baptism name as (Францъ) which seems to translate in Polish as Franc which I have never heard, nor seen before. Though I am not a native Pole or fluent speaker. Anyone have any ideas? Is it a variation of Franciszek?<br /> <br /> <br /> Thanks in advance for input <img src="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smile" border="0" /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hugh</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"><br /> Yes. Franciszek.<br /> <br /> Best,<br /> Elzbieta https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=20581#20581 Elzbieta Porteneuve Sat Mar 21, 2015 2:58 pm https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=20581#20581 https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=20579#20579 <br /> Author: <a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1072'>ossnhughie</a><br /><br /> Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2015 2:03 pm<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Don't know the whole story but I have a baptism record (in Russian) that lists the baptism name as (Францъ) which seems to translate in Polish as Franc which I have never heard, nor seen before. Though I am not a native Pole or fluent speaker. Anyone have any ideas? Is it a variation of Franciszek?<br /> <br /> <br /> Thanks in advance for input <img src="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smile" border="0" /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hugh https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=20579#20579 ossnhughie Sat Mar 21, 2015 2:03 pm https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=20579#20579