meaning of a surname

[Helena K]

does anyone know the meaning of the surname Кошарка..........

[IreneLviv]

Kosharka might mean a sheep shed
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[Helena K]

Hi Irene...my email address is helena.koszarka@bt.com im not sure how easy it will be for me to do it myself as i dont speak the language hence my plea for anyone to help me so i would appreciate any help you can give ....thank you.

[huzyda]

In Ukrainian, 'kosharka' is a female basket maker. The mascule form would be 'koshar'.

[Hannia]

Helena K and huzyda,

Irene is correct.

KOSHARA = animal pen/enclosure
KOSHARKA = several pens

weaver in Ukr = TKACH
basket in Ukr = KOSHYK
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Maybe in one of the micro-ethnic dialects it means basket weaver,
but in Ukranian, above is correct.

[Helena K]

many thanks to you all - very interesting to know what the surname means ....Helena