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Thread #35863   Message #1637004
Posted By: GUEST,Srdjan
29-Dec-05 - 08:33 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Joe Magerac / Joe Magarac
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Joe Magerac / Joe Magarac
Hi, all

Magarac is not Hungarian, Slovak, or Slavic. Magarac is Croatian for donkey. Since Pittsburgh in general, and steel plants and mines in particular, employed thousands of Croatians in the golden age of steel mills, there is little doubt where the name comes from.
Croatian pronounciation is like this - Muggeruts, with the stress on the first syllable.

Regards,
Srdjan