Dear List, First of all a big Thank you to all who helped me out with finding Maskovce! I now know where my G Grandfather Mike Jaros was from! Another Question now...Did the Slovak people have any customs for the naming of thier children? Naming customs have helped me out in the past regarding my English ancestry...just wondering if it might help me out here. Regards, David Yarros _________________________________________________________________ Get faster connections -- switch to MSN Internet Access! http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp

David, Glad to hear you're having good luck. Please be sure to keep us posted on your victories. It inspires all of us to perservere. The only pattern known to me is as Joyce described and can be found here http://www.rusyn.com/crgiven.htm My experience shows that you mileage will vary greatly. In my Rusyn villages in extreme Northeast Slovakia (Zboj, Nova Sedlica) the pattern worked perfectly. Then again I know of villages several removed that don't follow this at all. It's important to note that while there are some general cultural consistencies throughout the regions, traditions can vary greatly from village to village. This was largely because once you got more that two or three (rural) villages away from each other, there was practically no contact. This does NOT apply to large towns/cities or villages on a railroad line. So while there guidelines may be helpful as a finding aid, please don't use them to generate a family tree unless you can clearly corroborate the relationships. Regards, Bill Tarkulich -----Original Message----- From: david yarros [mailto:mr_y18@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 10:51 PM To: SLOVAKIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: thank you and naming patterns Dear List, First of all a big Thank you to all who helped me out with finding Maskovce! I now know where my G Grandfather Mike Jaros was from! Another Question now...Did the Slovak people have any customs for the naming of thier children? Naming customs have helped me out in the past regarding my English ancestry...just wondering if it might help me out here. Regards, David Yarros _________________________________________________________________ Get faster connections -- switch to MSN Internet Access! http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp ============================== 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

David, My grandfather named his children after the closest saint's day. Pauline, Michael, Steven, Thomas, Joseph, Marcella, Anne, and Januarius. Hope this helps. Joe Bryer On Thu, 31 Oct 2002 22:50:35 -0500 "david yarros" <mr_y18@hotmail.com> wrote: > Dear List, > First of all a big Thank you to all who helped me out > with finding > Maskovce! I now know where my G Grandfather Mike Jaros > was from! > > Another Question now...Did the Slovak people have any > customs for the naming of thier children? Naming customs > have helped me out in the past regarding my English > ancestry...just wondering if it might help me out here. > > Regards, > David Yarros > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get faster connections -- switch to MSN Internet Access! > http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp > > > ============================== > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider. http://www.nni.com/