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Re: Identifying this surname

Philip — Thu May 12, 2016 10:20 am

Author: Philip

Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 10:20 am

Elzbieta Porteneuve wrote:

Philip wrote:

Hi,

I need some help, I'm trying to identify this surname, but I really find it difficult, can you help me?
These are two version, from two different certificates.

Thanks

Philip,

Re: http://polishorigins.com/forum/files/j_surname_143.png

The first line is easy, “Iwona Mich” – Mich can be the beginning of her last name.
The second is more difficult, could be “z Iwanoskich” - the first letter have been adjusted on the fly by the scribe, probably to unstick it from the line above or below, or both, or something else. It is too small to state.
In handwritten Polish, the letter Z with stroke, Ƶ, have been used as Z, and it is still by some people (my father used it when signing with his given name).
The first letter of the second line may appear as Ƶ too.
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C6%B5

Anyway, the second line is the last name, while the first line is a given name. Not the same person.

Best,
Elzbieta

Elzbieta,

as I wrote in the first post, they are both the same signature, just from two different certificates that i cut, copied and pasted together trying to figure out from a paragon between them, what was the right spelling of this surname.
Anyway I also think it's Iwanowski... But yeah it's difficult to say it.

Re: Identifying this surname

Elzbieta Porteneuve — Thu May 12, 2016 10:14 am

Author: Elzbieta Porteneuve

Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 10:14 am

Philip wrote:

Hi,

I need some help, I'm trying to identify this surname, but I really find it difficult, can you help me?
These are two version, from two different certificates.

Thanks

Identifying this surname

Philip — Thu May 12, 2016 6:58 am

Author: Philip

Posted: Thu May 12, 2016 6:58 am

Hi,

I need some help, I'm trying to identify this surname, but I really find it difficult, can you help me?
These are two version, from two different certificates.

Thanks