We finally seem to be settling into a fairly consistent spelling of the surname we are researching. Can someone tell me how you would pronounce Bocskay or Boczkay? In the US it became Buchko but pronounced Butch-ko. Thanks, Donna

You have many choices depending on the language you use: cs in Hungarian = c^ (č) Slovak sounds like the ch in church cz in Hungarian = c in Slovak sounds like the "ts" in bets However, these are the most likely: Bocskay if it is a Hungarian spelling is pronounced - bow ch kah ee; Slovak spelling Boc^kay (Bočkay) Boczkay if it is a Hungarian spelling is pronounced - bowt skay (or boat shay); Slovak spelling Bockay (this is not a "common" Slovak name). Buchko - bootch koh; Slovak spelling Buc^ko (Bučko) Good luck. Dr. "Q" Donna Przecha wrote: > We finally seem to be settling into a fairly consistent spelling of the > surname we are researching. Can someone tell me how you would pronounce > Bocskay or Boczkay? In the US it became Buchko but pronounced Butch-ko. > > Thanks, > > Donna