Pennsylvania USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project
Tombstone Inscription Translations
Croatian
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A BASIC guide to common words and phrases commonly found on Tombstones,
translated from languages likely to be encountered while researching in Pennsylvania.
Anyone who can contribute translations into additional languages,
or have additional phrases to be included, should contact
| English | Croatian |
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translation contributor |
Robert Jerin |
| January | siječanj |
| February | veljača |
| March | ožujak |
| April | travanj |
| May | svibanj |
| June | lipanj |
| July | srpanj |
| August | kolovoz |
| September | rujan |
| October | listopad |
| November | studeni |
| December | prosinac |
| age | dob |
| week | tjedan |
| day | dan |
| month | mjesec |
| year | godina |
| born | 1] rodjen 2] rođen |
| died | 1] umrli 2] smrt |
| Sunday | nedjelja |
| Monday | ponedjeljak |
| Tuesday | utorak |
| Wednesday | srijeda |
| Thursday | četvrtak |
| Friday | petak |
| Saturday | subota |
| father | 1] otac 2] redovnik |
| mother | 1] majka 2] mama |
| husband | 1] suprug 2] muž |
| wife | 1] supruga 2] žena |
| son | sin |
| daughter | kći |
| brother | brat |
| sister | sestra |
| grandfather | djed |
| grandmother | baka |
| uncle | 1] stric 2] ujak 3] tetak |
| aunt | 1] tetka 2] strina 3] ujna |
| marriage | 1] vjenčanje 2] ženidba |
| here lies | ovdje pociva |
| rest in peace | Pocivala u miru Bozjem |
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Common Croatian Surnames and their meanings KOVAC = smith (like blacksmith)
MLINAR = miller
KLOBUCAR = hat maker
PEKAR = baker
MEDVED = bear
HREN = horseradish
LISICA = fox
RIBAR = fisherman
KOLAR = wheelmaker
JAVOR = maple tree
IVANIC = Ivan the male given
name meaning John, the IC ending means son of
BOSNAR = someone from Bosnia
HORVAT = means.... Croatian
CRNOBRNA = crna is black, brna
from the name Bernard
PALIKUCA = pali means to set
fire or asonist, kuca means house ... very interesting
SARENGACA = saren is
multi-colored, gaca means underwear
ZLOJUTRO = zlo means evil or
sickness, jutro means morning
POTURICA = someone who
converted to the Turkish way of life or Islam (everyone with this
name that I know of is Roman Catholic!)
HADJUK = from a Turkish word
for highwayman
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