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From: deb5@midway.uchicago.edu (Daniel von Brighoff)
Subject: Re: What does "CHVILI" means, please?
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In article <32F72B20.B56@netvision.net.il>,
Walter Kahn  <romtec@netvision.net.il> wrote:
>> Miguel Angel Lopez wrote:
>> >
>> > Could anyone tell me whats does the word "chvili" means?
>> > Is it czech or slovak?
>> > I have seen it in some surnames, such as "Israelachvili" or
>> > "Eligouchvili.
>
>As far as I know, "Chvili" (usually found in surnames) means "son of".

Close.  It can equally well mean "daughter [of]", making it partically
unique among the patronymic suffixes I know.


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