LL-L 'Names' 2006.06.23 (05) [E]

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L O W L A N D S - L * 27 June 2006 * Volume 05
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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Names

Adam,

You said under "Etymology":

> Allow me to ask if anyone might be familiar with the last names (my maternal
> side): Protiva or Diday. Might these be of a Germanic descent?

Protiva is definitely either Czech or Slovak, and it is pronounced "PRAW-ti-vah"
(with stress on the first syllable and the "i" as in "tip."  It's not uncommon as
a surname in both the Czech Republic and Slovakia, but it also occurs in North
America.  Its literal meaning is something like "nuisance" or "blighter,"
"beast," "pig," "nark" and similar lovely things. ;-)

I know Diday as a French surname or as an assumedly Norman-French-derived English
surname.

Oh, and it's great to have you on board.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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