MARGARET SHEREMATA wrote: > > Jamie, > > You mentioned that Polish was one possibility for the origin of LESBA as > surname, or a similar sounding name, > > The following URLs were included in the FAQ.Posen which Adalbert Goertz > posted to GEN-SLAVIC very recently: > > A10: For information on Polish archives consult the web site: > > http://www.man.poznan.pl/~bielecki/geninfo6.htm > http://ciuw.warman.net.pl/alf/archiwa/ > http://www.man.poznan.pl/~bielecki/archive.htm > http://www.wsdsc.poznan.pl/arch/archive.htm > > If you can ascertain whether your ancestors used the Roman or Cyrillic > alphabet, it would help - i.e. rule Poland out if Cyrillic. You did > mention Russian, would be Cyrillic. > > Margaret Sheremata > > On Sat, 24 May 1997, Jamie Freitas wrote: > > > It is highly possible that this is a gross mis-spelling of the name. I > The name may be correct --- when I was in college, I had a friend whose family had come from Poland and his surname translated as a crude anatomical term-not the medically correct term. He always surmised humorously that in the days of serfs, peasants had only one name and when they were given second names by their lords, it was done as a cruel joke at times. However, that was based on fancy, not fact.. ..djm in Ann Arbor