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Topic: What does your last name mean?
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John Pytlak
Film God
Posts: 9987
From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 07-28-2004 01:12 PM
An ancestral PYTLAK must have been a POACHER in Poland:
http://www.kratkyfilm.com/catalogue/html/43.htm
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The Spirit of Mountains and a Poacher --
Krakonos a pytlak
Sort of a Polish "Robin Hood". ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
And my father's cousin used to STEAL bases as a catcher with the Cleveland Indians (caught for Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller for five seasons) and the Boston Red Sox! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pytlafr01.shtml
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Frankie Pytlak
Frank Anthony Pytlak
Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 160 lb.
Debut April 22, 1932
Born July 30, 1908 in Buffalo, NY
Died May 8, 1977 in Buffalo, NY
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=pytlafr01
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Frankie Pytlak was born on Thursday, July 30, 1908, and began his Major League baseball career on April 22, 1932, with the Cleveland Indians. The 24 year-old played for 12 seasons on 2 different teams and ended his big league playing career in 1946.
http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/P/Pytlak_Frankie.stm
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» July 7, 1942: A military all-star team that includes Bob Feller, Cecil Travis, Sam Chapman, Benny McCoy, Johnny Sturm, and Frank Pytlak loses 5-0 to AL stars in a game at Cleveland in front of more than 60,000 fans. Jim Bagby wins against his Indian teammate Feller. Military relief receives $160,000.
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Bobby Henderson
"Ask me about Trajan."
Posts: 10973
From: Lawton, OK, USA
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 07-28-2004 01:58 PM
This is from the Clan Henderson (or MacKendrick) page of ElectricScotland.com:
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The name Henderson or MacKendrick (Henry's son) is the same as Henryson or in Gaelic MacEanruig. The legendry ancestor of the Hendersons is Eanruig Mor Mac Righ Neachtan "Big Henry, son of King Nectan", said to be a Pictish King who reigned from A.D. 700 to 720. Unfortunately, it is impossible to substantiate this claim and it is more probable that the clan is descended from one Dughald MacEanruig who flourished in the 1300's. The principal family came from Glencoe, and were hereditary pipers to Clan Abrach. However, the male line came to an end when the heiress of Clan MacEanruig married into the MacDonalds of Glencoe through Iain Abrach of the MacIains of Glencoe. This clan of MacIain is long remembered as being the clan who was massacred at Glencoe in 1692. Another branch of the Hendersons in the north was a sept of Clan Gunn descending from Henry, a son of the chief George Gunn who was coroner of Caithness. There were also Hendersons of Fordell who resided at Fordell Castle near Inverkeithing in Fife. The castle was built in the 16th Century after the lands were acquired by James Henderson in 1511. The most distinguished of this branch was Alexander Henderson, leader of the Reformation who, with Archibald Johnstone, drew up the historic National Covenant of protest in 1638. This branch of the Hendersons is now the chiefly line although the present-day chief no longer lives in Scotland but in Queensland Australia.
That doesn't seem to explain why some folks in Norway and Sweden spell the name "Hendersson."
"What does your name mean?" I like the answer the character Butch provides in Pulp Fiction, "I'm American, our names don't mean shit."
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Don E. Nelson
Expert Film Handler
Posts: 138
From: Brentwood, CA, USA
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 07-28-2004 02:19 PM
Like similarly posted by Gunnar Johansson, Nelson is the english equivalent of the Swedish name, Neilson. My grandfathers, fathers first name was Neil, so he became Sven Neil-son, his sisters became Neils-dotter. The name Sven Neilson turned into Swan Nelson when he emigrated to Canada and then the USA and ending up on the western slope of Colo. in 1898. The first names were not very common so you went by your first name, not your last.
...I just did a geneology search for living relatives in Sweden and I found several of them still living in the same parish(county) in the south end of Sweden.
My mother is 100% Northern Italian/French. Her maiden name is Arlian.
My uncle was born in Italy. His last name is Favre, but he pronounces it Favor, like Gil Favre on the old b/w TV show Rawhide, the G.B. quarterback Bret Favre pronounces his name Bret Farve, I am not sure why?
My uncle was shipped to Ellis Island, N.Y., from Italy as cargo. He and his brother, 8 & 9 years old, had a tag around their necks with an address in Colorado.(Glenwood Springs) printed on it and some money clipped to the tag. A note said , take as much money as you need to feed these boys. When they got safely to the Glenwood Springs train station, they still had money leftover, clipped to their shipping tag. Neither one could speak any english. Can you imagine doing that today !!!!!
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