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Uhm. Sorry to bother you with something totally off-topic. I have an almost lifelong itch, which I couldn't successfully scratch so far. It's about the meanin
by LargoLasskhyfv 2y ago
Uhm. Sorry to bother you with something totally off-topic.
I have an almost lifelong itch, which I couldn't successfully scratch so far.
It's about the meaning of this surename: Κούβελας
Usually it is transcribed in English as Kouvelas, in German as Kouwelas, and in French it can be Couvelas, and AFAIK it is pronounced something like Koo-well-as(s) in Greek.
Does it have any 'speaking'/describing meaning, like Miller, Carpenter, Fisher, Baker and so on, or is it something like 'from a place called this', maybe distorted over generations?
I only get nothing from sites like this https://forebears.io/surnames/kouvelas https://forebears.io/surnames/kouvelas , and the few people with Greek heritage I knew couldn't tell me either, so far.
Can/would you, If it doesn't bother you?