Hello, BITTER - German : a) bitter, name given to an unhappy person b) a person that begged (German : bitten = to ask, to beg), beggar KRUSZEWSKI - found KRUSZA, KRUSZEWA - from old Polish "krusza" pear, pear-tree. SO a person called Kruszewski would be a person living near a pear-tree Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dreamcatcher" <dddmp@earthlink.net> To: <SURNAME-ORIGINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 11:27 PM Subject: [SURNAME-ORIGINS] Bitter and Krasuski > Hello, > I am hoping that someone might be able to tell me the origin of the two > surnames > Bitter and Krasuski / Kruzewki. > I am at a brick wall to even start researching these two lines. Any and all > help would be deeply appreciated > Thank you all > Patti