[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Gatzke

[Gary Warner]

Otto,

I was afraid of that.   Does Gatz have any meaning?

Gary

On 4/21/2012 7:51 AM, Otto wrote:
> Two DIFFERENT surnames.
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> GERMAN:
> Gatzke is Lowland German/Plattdeutsch.
> The surname is "Gatz" with the added diminutive "ke" , = little Gatz or child of Gatz.
> A cut&  paste on the meaning:
> "The surname Gatz is German. It's from Gato, a short form of an old personal name formed with the same root as Middle High etc  (Gadafried)"
>
> POLISH:
> An answer from Roots Web:
> "SZATKOWSKI or Szadkowski surnames come from a place
> SZADEK (there are several in Poland) Szatkowski = "a
> man from Szadek or Szadkowsice". Szadek was written
> too as Szadko or Szadkow in old documents. The name
> Szadek is connected to the word "szady", "sady", which
> means "grey", "ash-blond".
>
> Rymut and Rospond give the samy etymology for the name
> place "SZADEK".
>
> Note: "d" before "k" is pronounced as a "t" in
> Polish."
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> On Apr 21, 2012, at 10:16 AM, Gary Warner wrote:
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>> To all,
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>> This group seems to have a very wide knowledge, so I would like to put
>> out the question as to whether there is any substantiated equivalency
>> between the surnames
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>> Gatzke
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>> and
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>> Szatkowski
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>> The names, to my English speaking ear, only sound mildly the same, and I
>> cannot find a root word meaning for Gatzke with which to compare the
>> meaning to Szatkowski.
>>
>> Gary Warner
>
> . . .   Otto
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