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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">===========================================<br>
L O W L A N D S - L - 01 April 2009 - Volume 02<br>
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From: Wojciech Langowski <<a href="mailto:langus3@yahoo.com">langus3@yahoo.com</a>> <br>
Subject: Lowlands : Fankydey name etymology<br>
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</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;" lang="EN-GB">Hello,<br style="">
<br style="">
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;" lang="EN-GB">First of all
thanks for allowing me to sign-in to your group. The reason I'd applied for
signing-up is that I would like to verify some hypothesis regarding etymology
of the name of my Grandmother.<br style="">
<br style="">
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;" lang="EN-GB">I'm living in Poland in vicinity of Gdansk
and most of my ancestors had their origin from the region located south of Gdansk along the delta of
Wisla river . This area in 16th,17th and 18 century was assimilating immigrants
from Germany, Netherlands and
other Western European countries . My father's Grandmother family name is
"Fankidejska" and according to the tradition ,the name has its origin
from the name of Frisian (or Flemish} merchant who settled in the said area in
17th century. For your explanation, in polish language, particle ‘ska’ or ‘ski’
at the end of the name is typically added to the root word to distinguish
the name format (similar like ‘son’ in some other languages). As the original
sound of the said name was transformed to fit to polish tongue, it is believed
that it was spelled originally like "Van Kidej", or "Van
Kydey" and the family originator might been a Mennonite who (or his
pedigree) married polish woman and converted to catholic . That sounds
quite probable, but it is difficult to find etymology of the original
name. I would like to ask of your opinion about said hypothesis. Do the word
"Kidey" or sounding similar, mean anything in any Lowland language?.
Are there existing similar family names? <br style="">
<br style="">
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;" lang="EN-GB">(for some
information about Mennonites in Poland
I can recommend you <a href="http://holland.org.pl/" target="_blank">http://holland.org.pl/</a>)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;" lang="EN-GB">Best regards to
all</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;" lang="EN-GB">Wojciech Langowski</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;"><br>
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<br>
From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>>
<br>
Subject: Etymology<br>
<br>
Welcome on board, Wojciech!<br>
<br>
Is it phonologically possible that the Dutch name van den Dijk (or van de(n)
Dyk or some other spelling) – "from/of the dike" – got "tweaked" to become Fankidej</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">
in Kashubian or Polish</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial;">?<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Reinhard/Ron<br>
Seattle, USA</span></p>
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