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thank you Elzbieta

ossnhughie — Thu Feb 04, 2016 5:19 pm

Author: ossnhughie

Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 5:19 pm

Great I guess that answers the question on the origin of that name. I forgot abou that website, thanks for the reminder. I also like riding horses, but not a lot though, my legs rear end can't take it.

Hugh

Re: Dowiat surname

Elzbieta Porteneuve — Thu Feb 04, 2016 5:00 pm

Author: Elzbieta Porteneuve

Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 5:00 pm

Hugh,

I looked up in stankiewicze.com, and found 3 identical lines:

Dowiad - od litewskiej nazwy osobowej Daujotas, ta od daudis ‘wiele, dużo’ + jóti ‘jechać konno’.

Dowiat - od litewskiej nazwy osobowej Daujotas, ta od daudis ‘wiele, dużo’ + jóti ‘jechać konno’.

Dowiatt - od litewskiej nazwy osobowej Daujotas, ta od daudis ‘wiele, dużo’ + jóti ‘jechać konno’.

giving etymology from Lithuanian Daujotas, being composed of two parts, "a lot" and "horse riding".

FWIW.

Best,
Elzbieta

Re: Dowiat surname

Cheri Vanden Berg — Thu Feb 04, 2016 1:26 pm

Author: Cheri Vanden Berg

Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 1:26 pm

Have you seen this article? http://www.academia.edu/2219464/Surnames_of_Lithuanian_origins_in_Polish_anthroponomy
The distribution of the Dowiat surname in Poland https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Dowiat
There were also 12 Dowiatt.

Dowiat surname

ossnhughie — Wed Feb 03, 2016 3:39 am

Author: ossnhughie

Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2016 3:39 am

Dear friends,

I have always wondered if the name Dowiat (sometimes spelled- Dowiatt) in my family tree is a Polish name or a Lithuanian name, does anyone here know for sure.

Thanks,

Hugh