Is it possible he is named after St. John Nepomucene, patron saint of Bohemia? I am suggesting this, but remember I am a novice! My grandfather consistently used Michael in this country, but one church record in Chicago indicates he may have been Matej (Matthew) or the Priest might have been careless. I gather a boy born in Bohemian in 1856 probably was a Matej and not a Michael. Good luck. Elaine Cheryl Sullivan wrote: > MY grandfather's name is Nemec, but I am begining to think that > this is not the original spelling of it. Any alternative > suggestions? I was told he was from Bohemia, Austria? Cheryl