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From: grayce ezarik <>
Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] names
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 20:03:16 -0500
In-Reply-To: <3AA8F5A9.6C192E71@blast.net>


Mary, which???

On this list from Archives are Franz, Georg, Josef, Joh., Autor, Johann,
Vik (but this could be Nik as the V looks like the N in Nikolaus and nearly
like the V in Veronika. I wish they were clearer so I could put the
surnames on the list...............grayce


> From: Steve Botnovcan <>
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> Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 10:24:25 -0500
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> Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] names
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> Resent-Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 08:32:07 -0700
>
> My GM was Franca (Frances), and although in her case the given name was
> consistent, I have other cases where there were minor variations in the
> given name. GF was Franjo (Frank), and Franja would be the feminine
> form. Franck is a shortened form of Francis, so I would conclude that
> Franca/Franja are variations of the same given name.

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