Thank you, Joseph for your very informative email!!! On 9/29/08, Joseph M. Nemeth <[email protected]> wrote: > > Marika and Lou, > > According to Ivan Nagy the Remekházy family owned properties in Gurahoncz > (county Arad). Their original name was "Remold" that was changed to > Remelházy (meaning: from Remek house) with the grant from the King of a > Hungarian citizenship and the rank of Baron in 1821 and was given > properties > in Gurahoncz. Also were given the right to the prename of "gurahonczi" > (meaning: "of Gurahoncz". The letter "i" at the end of a name usually > means > from or of. But then the nobles usually changed to "y" to distinguish it > from the common peoples names. > > Joseph M. Nemeth > > Hungarian, German, Spanish, English Coat of Arms at: > http://www.nemeth-heraldic-art.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On > Behalf Of LOUIS M. BARSI > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 12:45 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [HUNGARY] REMAK SURNAME > > Thank you, Marika, for the variant spellings. Lou > > On 9/29/08, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 9/28/2008 8:47:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > > > Good Evening, Listers. > > > > Does anyone know if there is/was a particular part of Hungary in which > the > > REMAK surname was prevalent? And whether or not is was a common surname > or > > was unusual? > > > > Thank you. > > Lou Barsi > > > > > > > > Lou, > > Joe Jarfas's Remak findings would be important to you. Have you ever > > seen it > > spelled Remek? > > > > I did a cursory look into my alpha Hungarian surnames lists and didn't > find > > any Remak. > > However, one of my sources listed a Remekházy who died in 1917 and had > the > > Barok(k) status (Baroque).There wasn't a given name, nor notations as to > > how > > prevalent the surname is. > > The suffix "hazy" is curious. A hazi spelling is "household". Why change > > the > > "i" to "y"? Anyone know? > > You may be interested - when I Googled Remek, Hungary I came up with > this > > site which also includes Remok. It's long, but an interesting read. It > > mentions > > how Hungarian names were changed to Slav spellings through assimilation. > > Maybe some were done prior to 1920 - (Trianon). > > > > If you are interested in researching the Remek spelling there are more > > related web sites - Google,,,,,, Remek,Hungary. > > > > > > Marika > > > > The Occurrence of Hungarian (Magyar) Surnames > > in the Stropkov [Sztropkó] Area of Upper Zemplén County > > In Slovakia since 1920 > > by Miles Lambert > > > > These sources yielded the list of nearly 180 Hungarian surnames > > that appears > > at the end of this commentary, ...... Remek Romok, Romak, Rumak SN > [Remik] > > ... > > _www.hungarianhistory.com/lib/lambert/lambert.doc_ > > (http://www.hungarianhistory.com/lib/lambert/lambert.doc) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial > > challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, > tips > > and > > calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001) > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

RICK, THIS IS MY MOTHER'S FAMILY. LOU On 9/29/08, LOUIS M. BARSI <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you, Joseph for your very informative email!!! > > On 9/29/08, Joseph M. Nemeth <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Marika and Lou, >> >> According to Ivan Nagy the Remekházy family owned properties in Gurahoncz >> (county Arad). Their original name was "Remold" that was changed to >> Remelházy (meaning: from Remek house) with the grant from the King of a >> Hungarian citizenship and the rank of Baron in 1821 and was given >> properties >> in Gurahoncz. Also were given the right to the prename of "gurahonczi" >> (meaning: "of Gurahoncz". The letter "i" at the end of a name usually >> means >> from or of. But then the nobles usually changed to "y" to distinguish it >> from the common peoples names. >> >> Joseph M. Nemeth >> >> Hungarian, German, Spanish, English Coat of Arms at: >> http://www.nemeth-heraldic-art.com >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] >> ]On >> Behalf Of LOUIS M. BARSI >> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 12:45 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [HUNGARY] REMAK SURNAME >> >> Thank you, Marika, for the variant spellings. Lou >> >> On 9/29/08, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > In a message dated 9/28/2008 8:47:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> > [email protected] writes: >> > >> > Good Evening, Listers. >> > >> > Does anyone know if there is/was a particular part of Hungary in which >> the >> > REMAK surname was prevalent? And whether or not is was a common surname >> or >> > was unusual? >> > >> > Thank you. >> > Lou Barsi >> > >> > >> > >> > Lou, >> > Joe Jarfas's Remak findings would be important to you. Have you ever >> > seen it >> > spelled Remek? >> > >> > I did a cursory look into my alpha Hungarian surnames lists and didn't >> find >> > any Remak. >> > However, one of my sources listed a Remekházy who died in 1917 and had >> the >> > Barok(k) status (Baroque).There wasn't a given name, nor notations as >> to >> > how >> > prevalent the surname is. >> > The suffix "hazy" is curious. A hazi spelling is "household". Why >> change >> > the >> > "i" to "y"? Anyone know? >> > You may be interested - when I Googled Remek, Hungary I came up with >> this >> > site which also includes Remok. It's long, but an interesting read. It >> > mentions >> > how Hungarian names were changed to Slav spellings through >> assimilation. >> > Maybe some were done prior to 1920 - (Trianon). >> > >> > If you are interested in researching the Remek spelling there are more >> > related web sites - Google,,,,,, Remek,Hungary. >> > >> > >> > Marika >> > >> > The Occurrence of Hungarian (Magyar) Surnames >> > in the Stropkov [Sztropkó] Area of Upper Zemplén County >> > In Slovakia since 1920 >> > by Miles Lambert >> > >> > These sources yielded the list of nearly 180 Hungarian surnames >> > that appears >> > at the end of this commentary, ...... Remek Romok, Romak, Rumak SN >> [Remik] >> > ... >> > _www.hungarianhistory.com/lib/lambert/lambert.doc_ >> > (http://www.hungarianhistory.com/lib/lambert/lambert.doc) >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial >> > challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, >> tips >> > and >> > calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001) >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >