<tyke@cybrzn.com> wrote: >Does any one know if the name Stepniak is Czech or Polish. If anyone can >give me an area they may have lived in it would be helpful. >Donna Most likely it is Ukrainian. "-iak" endings are typical in Ukraine. One Ukrainian friend of mine, for example, is named "Shuliak." Good luck, Ukraine is a big country. David Chroust David Chroust Monographs cataloger Evans Library Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-5000