Pihach

English Etymology From en uk Пі́гач. Pronunciation piʹhăch, en /ˈpihat͡ʃ/ Proper noun en Ukrainian en 2007 John D. Pihach Names 3, pages 21–42 Ukrainian Genealogy: A Beginner’s Guide paperback Edmonton · Toronto Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press 1-894865-05-7 Given Names (pages 24–34), Origins (pages 24–25) 25 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=311mAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Theodorus+Pihach%22 Theodorus is a Latinization of the Greek Θεοδωρος, which was written in Church Slavonic as Ѳєдѡръ. In Old Ukrainian this became Федор (Fedor), which in turn became Федір (Fedir), with the diminutive Федько (Fedko). This particular name presented a research problem for me when a civil-registry clerk could not find the record of my great-great-grandfather, Theodorus Pihach. John D. Pihach, Ukrainian-Canadian genealogist and author Translations surname from Ukrainian Ukrainian: uk Пі́гач m-pr f-pr