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Soya/Soja

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Re: Soja

Posted: 2 Feb 2010 12:05PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Sowa, Soja
If you don't have any concrete evidence that such a change took place, I would consider it unlikely.
However he may have changed his name from Sowa (a common Polish name meaning owl) to Sowienski. In the 18th and 19th century many people added the -ski to their names to name them sound posher, as the -ski is often a sign of nobility.
SubjectAuthorDate Posted
Ingolf Vogel (Soya) 23 May 2004 8:25PM GMT 
soverylisa 2 Feb 2010 6:54PM GMT 
soyavogel 2 Feb 2010 7:05PM GMT 
Laura Sowienski 3 Dec 2000 3:00PM GMT 
Catherine7359 1 Mar 2008 9:00AM GMT 
BarbaraMay678 26 May 2008 4:05AM GMT 
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