Mikos was most likely Mikolas, which is American Nicholas. Mihal (sometimes Mihaly) is American Michael. Mikos falva looks like a place name to me. Many villages end in "falva". My gazeteer is at home, I can check it tonight. Bill Tarkulich -----Original Message----- From: sarnafarm [mailto:sarnafarm@alltel.net] Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 11:39 AM To: SLOVAKIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: question on given names I would like to know what the given names Mikos and Mihal (Hungarian) would most likely be in American. Also, I found the phase "Mikos falva" does this mean his father? Thanks. Rose ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

MIKLOSFALVA,, or MIKLOSFALU were names in the 1800s for MIKLUSOVCE, a section of the village of HORKA, In the old SPIS county. What time period was this text in reference to? Bill Tarkulich > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Tarkulich [mailto:bill@iabsi.com] > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 8:28 AM > To: SLOVAKIA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: question on given names > > > Mikos was most likely Mikolas, which is American Nicholas. > Mihal (sometimes Mihaly) is American Michael. > > Mikos falva looks like a place name to me. Many villages end in > "falva". My gazeteer is at home, I can check it tonight. > > > > Bill Tarkulich > > -----Original Message----- > From: sarnafarm [mailto:sarnafarm@alltel.net] > Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 11:39 AM > To: SLOVAKIA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: question on given names > > > I would like to know what the given names Mikos and Mihal > (Hungarian) would most likely be in American. Also, I found > the phase "Mikos falva" does this mean his father? Thanks. Rose > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online > genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=123 7 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237