| kezdi: Re: Pavity | You're welcome.
Now, that you mentioned Herzegovina, there could be an other angle. Again, I don't speak Serbo-Croatian, just talking on observations. So, don't know the reason behind it, just noticed, that many Bunjevac/Bunyevac name ends with -ity, instead of the more common -ic, -vic. This proud, hard working, honest, R.Cath. people came to Hungary roughly 300 years ago from Herzegovina. Perhaps your g.grandfather had some connection or family lore to them and went for the more traditional name ending (?), opposite the failed south-slav unification attempts. Also, after the turkish occupation, for a period Bosnia-Herzegovina was part of the A-H monarchy, so it wasn't a far away forgotten place.
Hopefuly somebody can add to or correct all of this, and congratulation for your interest.
Joseph, from California.
p.s. perhaps the Bunyevac Index Forum can help also: http://forum.index.hu/Article/showArticle?t=9055848&la=61167422
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