Hello, Can anyone help with the meaning & origin of these names? STRAKA, BAREŠ, PECHANZ all families living in the villages round Eulau (now Jilove), near Decin. Thanks, -- Helen Oram

I believe that you would be served better on a Czech website, because these are all Czech names. I know a little Czech and straka means magpie, (the bird) .....I could not place the other two. Aida Kraus ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Oram" <helen@wtoram.co.uk> To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 10:17 AM Subject: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Origin of names > Hello, > Can anyone help with the meaning & origin of these names? > > STRAKA, BAREŠ, PECHANZ > > all families living in the villages round Eulau (now Jilove), near Decin. > > Thanks, > -- > Helen Oram > > > ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== > Visit the German-Bohemian Heritage Society Web Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ >