Thread: Ganczarz (Gancarz) and Skiba from Stare Siolo, Galicia
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Old 3rd April 2009, 04:36
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Skiba, Honchar
In Ukrainian, 'skiba' means a clod (lump) of earth; a glebe; or earth turned up between two furrows. Hanchar is a corruption/variant of 'honchar' - a potter.
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