-----Original Message----- From: Janet Kozlay [mailto:kozlay@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 7:56 AM To: 'rwhun.ee.4el41n3@0sg.net' Subject: RE: [HUNGARY-L] Fwd: Research Intepretation - Research guidance Aliases and names changes were relatively common in Hungary. An individual might even be known by one name in his home village and another in a neighboring village. Name changes were especially common in the 19th century when there was pressure to Magyarize names, and when it was an advantage to have a Hungarian-sounding name. Simko is a Slovak name, while Kocsis is Hungarian (meaning driver, coachman, carter). My husband's great-grandfather was known by three different family names, and he even changed his given name, which was much more unusual. Janet