Posted by Dogu --Previous Message--
on 1/3/2006, 5:45 pm, in reply to "Ibis a Turkish surname?"
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Dear Carolyn,
There is a word like ibis in Türkish language. It is pronounced like "ibisch" and written with a hook underneath "s".
I can't say if your family name is somehow related with this word in our language. I think it is a short form of "Ibrahim" (a name), but mostly used in slang, with the meaning "fool, sappy, muddleheaded, funny person".
Regards
Dogu
: Even though my father is from Prussia, our
: family surname is not Prussian or German.
: My father thinks that someone Turkish
: married into the family way, way back. Is
: Ibis, a Turkish Surname?
:
: Please send reply to my e-mail.
:
: Carolyn:-)
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