[Fwd: Question on Czech name]

[George Mitrevski]

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Can someone please respond to this fellow's request?

George.

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Hello,
My name is Ken Koupal.
I was searching the internet for a topic (which I couldn't find) but I
kept landing on your site ... so it must be the closest.
I'm trying to research my last name.  I know it's Czech and that it
means "to wash", but a Russian fellow told me yesterday that there's an
old holiday, before Christianity arrived, celebrating "Jan Koupala"
(spelling?) and "love" and "washing babies".  I think the Czech
equivalent is Jan Hus, only he didn't fare so well.  I'm interpreting
this to be something like "John the Baptist", but I want to know more.
Can you help?  Does this sound at all familiar?
Thanks in advance.  By the way, nice web site.  Too bad I don't live
anywhere near Auburn University.


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