Looking for Kolynuk/Kalinuk/Kaliniuk

[calin]

hey, my name is Kaliniuc too, except that it`s with "C"... the reason for that is because i`m romanian, and in romanian there`s no letter k.
so, what I have to say...

Calin(male) and Calina(female) is a very common romanian name (e.g.: the romanian prime minister, Calin Popescu Tariceanu, etc... see http://www.google.com/search?hs=V14&...ro&btnG=Search ).
I don`t know it`s origins, but I think it`s latin. The name dictionary says it`s from the latin name "Cataalinus", meaning "the one who walks singing". Indeed, in romanian (for those who don`t know, romanian is a latin language) there is still the verb "alina", meaning "to carres with words". To prove this origin, you can take for example the french word "cБlin", meaning a person who like to caress, to pet.
Another possible origin for the name is from "Calin", wich, just like the ukrainian word, means a sort of plant wich produces small, red, poisoneus fruits. However, the origin of this word is unknown (possibly slavic, but I don`t know exactly if it`s found in other slavic languages...)

the reason for all of this?!?!?!
well, from what I see here, most of you are either from Bukovina(Ukraine) or Poland. First, Bukovina was, (historically until recent times) mostly populated by romanians. About the time when these emigrants left, the early 20th century, Bukovian freed from the Habsburg Empire and united with Romania (the Habsburg Empire was probably the reason they left theyr homes). In 1945, it become part of Ukraine. Besides that, Galicia and Poland were situated on the routes of wallachian (romanian) shepards, as early as the 14th century. They reached all the way to Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Now, most of them don`t speak romanian anymore, but they still have a so called "wallachian" identity, and theyr traces can still be seen in the folk art of Ukraine, southern Poland, Slovakia, etc. If you`re interested, here`s some links:

http://www.angelfire.com/tx5/texascz...%20Valachs.htm (not really accurate, but you can make an idea)
http://www.valachnet.cz
http://www.answers.com/vlachs
http://www.answers.com/romanians
http://www.radhost.cz/english.htm
http://www.answers.com/bukovina

you can easyly find more by googling for wallachs, vlachs in Poland, romanians in Bukovina, vlach shepards, etc

hope it helped...

[marusia21]

MY DAD IS HNAT KALYNIUK FROM Sapaniwchyk. UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T KNOW VERY MUCH. HIS DAD WAS Nickola Kalyniuk AND HIS MOM WAS Lytzyna Chepanski. I BELIEVE THERE IS STILL A SISTER ANNE STILL IN THAT TOWN.

[Hannia]

Marusia,

Have you considered contacting family in Sapanovchyk?

Communicating in Ukrainian is ideal. How is your Ukrainian?
If you need help, I can recommend someone.

Address below is to Village Administrator, who should be able to notify any
surviving family still in the village.

Holovi Silskoji Rady
selo Sapanovchyk
poshta Bereh
Dubnivskij raion
Rivnenska Oblast
Ukraine 35683

Sapanovchik was formerly located in Kremenetskij raion/district > Vohlynska Oblast.
Vohlyn has since been divided into two separate regions, Vohlyn and Rivne.

Your father would have considered himself a Vohlynian.

Your Grandfather's given name was more likely Mykola and your Aunt's given name was more
likely Anna.
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From late 18th century until 1921 Vohlyn was called Vohlynskaya Gubernia/Region
and belonged to Russia. 1921 - 1939 the region came under Reconstituted Poland's
domain. Your father would technically been considered born in Poland. That probably
saved his life after WW2 and he was not repatriated back to the Soviet Union. I am going on
the assumption that he was a Ukrainian DP/Displaced Person after WW2 ???

[marusia21]

hannia

i am going to assume you are correct about the displaced person. he never wanted to discuss his past. i assumed it was too painful.
my ukrainian is pretty good so i will give that a try.
thanks for all your guidance on all branches of my tree.
marusia21