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Cwynar's

Stacey Cwynar (View posts)
Posted: 23 Jun 2003 4:35PM GMT
Classification: Query
What is the proper pronunciation of the name? My clan in Pittsburgh, PA pronounce it like "swinner." Any Polish people in the D.C. area that I have asked think that it is not a Polish name.

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Posted: 25 Jul 2003 12:50AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 25 Jul 2003 10:32PM GMT
Hi Stacy, In NJ we pronounce the name swinar. Did you have any relatives from Scranton or Waverly PA?

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Andrew Cwynar (View posts)
Posted: 24 Aug 2003 2:47PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Cwynar
It is name from Poland however not polish origin. Came from German Zwiener from former Austro-Hungarian monarchy as my ancestors. In Poland is prenounced "tsvynar"

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Joanna Cwynar (View posts)
Posted: 6 Aug 2004 8:56PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi!!

My name is Joanna Cwynar. I live in Poland in Wroclaw ( city). Last year I finishd study. I' m master of science, I finished facolty of chemistry. In the september I will strat working in high school, I will teaching children chemistry. Yeahh!! Hard work. As you see, my english is very poor but I try to learn.

Wrire to me, please, some words!!!

Asia Cwynar

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Posted: 6 Sep 2004 3:05PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Cwynar
We also pronounce it swinar. I do have lots of relatives from Scranton PA. Both of my grandparents on my father's side were born there. I don't know anyone from Scranton though besides my grandparents. My dad knows a lot of Cwynar's from Scranton.

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Donna Cwynar (View posts)
Posted: 7 Sep 2004 3:37PM GMT
Classification: Query
my husband's grandfather's name was John Cwynar. My father in law had several brothers...He was Henry, his brothers were Roman, Stanley and Joe. I didn't know any of them.

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marek Cwynar (View posts)
Posted: 23 Sep 2004 2:13PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi ! I come from Poland. In Poland the pronounciation goes as follows. C - like in "Center" than "V" like in victory than "y" like in Vintage than "nar " like in narrow so it looks like "Cvinarr" but also for Polish people it is difficult to pronounce. I rember that being in schhol i was very angry since many teachers mipronounced my name saing "Cveenarr" with long i after v

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Posted: 11 Jan 2005 4:03PM GMT
Classification: Query
That's great, thanks Marek. Good to know the name is mispronounced all over the world! Have you heard anything about its origin? And do you know many Cwynar's in Poland? I heard once from someone in the UK (Maria) who went to visit her mother in Poland who is also a Cwynar. She explained the name like this: "The pronunciation "Swy-nahr" is, I guess, as close to the original as possible in the circumstances! Let me just make sure once again that I have conveyed the sound correctly: the "i" in the first syllable "Tsvi-" should sound short like in "wit". Polish pronunciation is generally very difficult to the English speakers, so anyone wanting to keep their Polish connections alive has my respect and admiration."
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