[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Szczepanski?

[Gary Warner]

Günther,

Thanks.  So I made a good guess.   If I keep at 
this long enough, I may actually become 
proficient at guessing alternate names.

Gary


At 12:41 PM 02/02/07, Günther Böhm wrote:
>Gary Warner schrieb:
>
> >To all,
> >
> >I am looking at the Polish surname Szczepanski.      I know that sz
> >is the same as sch in German, and cz is the same as tz or even z in
> >German.    So tell me, does Schtzepanski equate to Stephan or
> >Steffan?   Or something else?
> >
> >Gary Warner
> >Gig Harbor, WA
> >
>Gary,
>(Polish) Szczepan = (German) Stephan
>(Surname) Szczepanski = Steffens (the tribe which derived from a Stephan)
>
>Guenther
>
>
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