Linda
An ALL site for research in Slovakia:
www.iabsi.com/gen/publicIt is all in pronounciation.
The English Y is a J sound in Slovak. Your VIDA in English would be written as VAJDA in Slovak. Some in US could have changed the name to WAJDA for a much better Slovak sound of VAJDA. No W in Slovak alphabet.
www.zoznamst.sk Slovak phone book.
www.helenzx.homestead.comwww.cgsi.orgwww.slovakinstitute.comwww.slovakfolkcrafts.comwww.pavlovics.comhttp://slovakia.eunet.skwww.surnamenavigator.org