Message: "Yes, but..." - Behind the Name

Yes, but...

by Ivayla

5/27/2005, 4:44 PM

-evska is a Slavic ending especially popular in Macedonia; and Romanians are not Slavic. Besides, Romanian last names generally end in -iu or -escu. And if the ancestor was named Petar, the name would be Petrovska. I am willing to bet that Petre is some dialect form of Petar.

~ Ivayla

I am an angel, honest! The horns are there just to keep the halo straight.

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origin of the name biljana · biljana petrevska · 5/27/2005, 11:19 AM

•Re: origin of the name biljana · Ivayla · 5/27/2005, 1:03 PM

•Re: origin of the name biljana · biljana · 5/27/2005, 2:55 PM

•Re: · Ivayla · 5/27/2005, 3:27 PM

•Re: · biljana · 5/27/2005, 4:21 PM

•Yes, but... · Ivayla · 5/27/2005, 4:44 PM

•Re: Yes, but... · biljana · 5/28/2005, 4:13 PM

•Petre is Romanian · Alena · 5/28/2005, 7:08 PM

•Hmmm... · Ivayla · 5/28/2005, 11:37 PM

•Re: Hmmm... · Alena · 5/29/2005, 12:25 AM

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