synonyms, Ukr. names, & hockey

[Prof Steven P Hill]

Dear helpful colleagues:

On behalf of Prof John D Rimberg ("John Rim"), I thank all of you who 
suggested synonyms for feminine attractiveness.   I forwarded your 
replies to Prof Rimberg, and he commented that the number of 
replies was far more than he'd expected!

I myself raised a little Ukrainian  onomastic question a day or two 
ago (connected with ice hockey). But my little query appeared on 
SEELANGS far down the batch of previous messages (including mine) 
about the folk musician Humeniuk, and apparently my "Ukrainian 
hockey query" was lost in the shuffle.  So let me try it again, as
 follows --

[ .... ]
I am reminded of a similar surname, perhaps Ukrainian, perhaps 
from some nearby Slavic territory, that I'd forgotten over half a 
century.   Around 1950, in my native state of Oregon, there was 
a professional (minor-league) ice hockey team called the Portland 
Penguins.   And on the Penguins' front line one of the wings was 
named GEORGE HOMENUK (spelling approximate; being a 
monolingual youngster, I pronounced it "HOME-uh-nuck").  
If memory serves, in Mr Homenuk's front line the center was an 
Italian named Larry Silvestri; both scored plenty of goals and 
assists for the old Penguins.

HERE IS MY LINGUISTIC QUESTION, for you Ukrainians and others. 
Was Pawlo's surname (HUMENIUK) derived from the same ROOT, 
or from a different root, than George's was derived (HOMENUK)?

Gratefully,
Steven P Hill,
University of Illinois.
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