Slovakia research - Baptism record with multiple names

Linda20313

On one ancestors baptism record, the name is recorded as:

Falajtar /: Bucskanyin :/ Gyorgy

I haven't seen any other records with this type of name.

What does this mean?

LaRueT

That name format—Falajtar /: Bucskanyin :/ Gyorgy—is an example of how historical records sometimes preserve complex naming conventions, especially in Central and Eastern Europe.

In this case:

• Falajtar is likely the surname.
• Gyorgy is the given name (Hungarian for George).
• Bucskanyin appears to be a place-based identifier or possibly a secondary surname, indicating origin from a location called Bucskany or Bucskanyin.

The slashes and colons (/: ... :/) are often used in genealogical records to denote alternate names, places of origin, or patronymics. This kind of notation is common in baptismal records from Slovakia and Hungary, especially in the 19th century.

You may want to post this in the Austro-Hungarian Empire Research group