Message: "i think there is a mistake"

i think there is a mistake

by cathy thomas (guest)

4/20/2021, 12:38 AM

i have been trying to look up my ancestry i know my great grandparents met and were married on the boat coming here from Kiev their surname was Hanik which there is not a single Hanik in the Ukraine now i know names were misspelt when they arrived with some people but how do you find out the correct spelling having same issue with mothers side Chicarell my great grandfather came over here from Italy, Abruzzo. any suggestions would be helpful

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- Mary R.

4/21/2021, 5:43 AM

And I've also found Ганik, as in here - https://5140.org/fop/3216852-ganik-oleksandr-petrovich
I still think Ганик is more common, but that might be the case...

- Mary R. +2

4/20/2021, 5:55 AM

There is a surname Ganik, spelled Ганик in Ukrainian.

- Maxima (The Imperatrix) +1

4/20/2021, 7:08 PM

If it's Ukrainian, it should be transliterated as Hanyk instead, while Hanik is a less accurate one.

It's shown here: https://www.behindthename.com/support/transcribe?type=UK&target=Ganik

This message was edited 4/20/2021, 7:10 PM

- Dorchadas (Lucille)

4/20/2021, 10:56 PM

Why on earth was this downvoted?! Maxima is correct. The Cyrillic spelling provided by Mary - Ганик - should indeed be transcribed as Hanyk if we are talking about Ukrainian Cyrillic:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_alphabet#Letter_names_and_pronunciation (in English)

Ганик would only be transcribed as Ganik in the Cyrillic alphabets of other countries, such as Bulgaria, Russia and Serbia.

The proper spelling of Ganik in Ukrainian Cyrillic would be Ґанік. Pretty subtle difference, but a significant one nonetheless.

- Amphelise (Chrisell)

4/20/2021, 1:23 AM

Hi, this board is about first names (given names) not surnames or genealogy. You might have more luck on a genealogy site.

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