The Kaić surname through centuries in Austro-Hungary
In
Bačka
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(Bachka) during the
Austro-Hungarian
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rule, the
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** South Slavic peoples, southern group of Slavic peoples
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surnames ending with sound
were often spelled according to German writing and the Latin spelling was used:
Kai halso according to Hungarian spelling as:
Kai
s / Kai
s / K
s / Kai
y'' / K
y''
or even a mixture:
K hWhile for comparison those Kaić's who lived under Venetian rule wrote their surname according to Italian spelling as:
Cai
h
Such spelling deviation highlights the complications in naming conventions the south Slavic people were exposed under various foreign rules in the past centuries. This often created havoc and confusion for them in official and legal matters.
While the same spelling deviation of the past, now represents a major headache for any
genealogy
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research.
The surname Kaity in English speaking countries
The Kaity families (and individuals) as they soon found out at their initial arrival, run out of luck as far as their surname goes, since Kaity is also
name for womenderived from Catherine.
It is therefore quite likely that some of those families converted their surname promptly to
Kaich.
Th
word kaićis Croatian and is translated in English as boat.
Surnames
hr:Kaić