Re: Smrcina, surname or place?
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Re: Smrcina, surname or place?
Robert Jerin 12/03/02
Surname Smrc'ina (soft "c" pronouned as English "ch") is derived from the Slovak word smrek meaning spruce or larch.
Smrc'ina literally means spruce woods. It is not impossible to find similar surnames in the Czech republic either. Czech equivalent is smrk/smrc'ina.