Surname origin for Slav

**nuti** · 09-23-2020, 11:35 AM

I know this theme does not really belong here, but there is no more suitable thread. If there is, kindly forward me there and I will move this one.

I am trying to find out the origin (and possibly meaning) of my surname - "Nutár". I am slavic, my paternal line comes from eastern Slovakia (near both Polish and Ukrainian borders). So far I was not able to find even a slight hint to the origin of this surname.

Do you have any idea, what it can mean, or even where I can search further? Maybe if there are some polish guys, I heard that "nuta" means a note, so Nutár may mean something like a musician. Does this even make sense?

Thanks in advance.

**ioan assen** · 09-23-2020, 11:37 AM

https://forebears.io/surnames/nutar
Interesting distribution?

**nuti** · 09-23-2020, 11:40 AM

Yes, that I've seen, but I don't think I am related to Indonesians

For the Iranians also - I only know of Slavic ancestors. Also - Nutar means Notary in many languages, but none of the countries around, so that is also not the real meaning.

**ioan assen** · 09-23-2020, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by nuti

Yes, that I've seen, but I don't think I am related to Indonesians

For the Iranians also - I only know of Slavic ancestors. Also - Nutar means Notary in many languages, but none of the countries around, so that is also not the real meaning.

Yes, notar could mean notary. In BG its "notarius" (нотариус). Could be it. But obviously there is no explanation on the origin of the name. Maybe it comes from notarius, but its strange that O evolved into U. Is it nUtar in Slovak? Because notarius was connected to the Catholic Church: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notarius

**nuti** · 09-23-2020, 11:52 AM

It is notar in Slovak as well. I asked on one slovak genealogy forum and they told me that notar is certainly not the origin of Nutár. So that is the dead end.

**akva** · 09-23-2020, 11:53 AM

I have a friend named Nutar. He is an ethnic Kazakh.

**TheMaestro** · 09-23-2020, 12:12 PM

There are some Slovenians who have suffix with tar/ar in ending. As for nútar, well it doesn't have any meaning in Slovakia, but there are some people with this name.