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What's Slovak for "John"

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 4:06PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Priboy, Priboj
This is weird because my Great grand-father was John Priboj, but when I found his christening documents from Turzkova his name is Johannes.
Would that designate another ethnic/cultural group?

Re: John…?

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 4:25PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 13 Nov 2013 4:34PM GMT
Hi Victoria
Why you consider it "weird" ! Roman Catholic records in Latin.
Jan is Slovak, John is English, Janos is Hungarian and Joannes/Johannes is :
http://www.behindthename.com/name/joannes

http://www.behindthename.com/name/johannes
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www.iabsi.com/gen/public
PRIBOJ in Slovakia's phone book: http://telefonny.zoznam.sk/priboj/slovensko/

arr. NY Ellis Island:
Priboj, Barbara Vis Bittse 19 1879 1898 view view view view view
Priboj, Jos. 59 1833 1892 view view view view view
Priboj, Maria N. Bittse 20 1881 1901 view view view view view
Priboj, Pal 18 1888 1906 view view view view view
Priboj, Tula Vagylncaka, Hungary 18 1889 1907 view
Priboi, Gyorgy Petrillova, Hungary 40 1867 1907

http://www.radixindex.com/en/surname_index/surname/priboj
http://www.radixindex.com/en/surname_index/surname/priboy

http://www.mapy.cz/#!x=18.651867&y=49.407036&z=12&am...
Posted: 13 Nov 2013 4:33PM GMT
Classification: Query
Weird as in odd… Maybe his mother just like the way johannes sounded? Who knows.. I just wondered if that version of John was from a different "part" of the cultural area. Thanks for the link.

Re: John…?

Posted: 13 Nov 2013 4:37PM GMT
Classification: Query
You're welcome.
In English - English version of John, right.
In Slovak Republic record - Slovak spelling
In Hungarian records - Hungarian.


first name sites:
http://web.archive.org/web/20051128070722/www.fam.aust.com/t...

http://www.progenealogists.com/hungary/names.htm

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~atpc/genea...

The church records were written by a priest and Latin is the language of a Roman Catholic church.
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