| korwin3: Re: Is my name Cyganek a magyar name? | I am from Poland.
In polish language the world Cygan means : Gypsy (man),
Cyganka : Gypsy (woman) , Cyganek or Cyganiak (this last popular) a little or young boy of gypsy nationality.
It is common knowledge that Gypsies untill first years after II World War traveled across all Europe - from Romania, Bulgaria, former Yugoslavia, Russia, Poland to West Europe.
In Poland near Gdansk (Danzig) ,untill last war in Germany ,is village Cyganek (county Nowy Dwór Gdanski). |
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