Antica Bužan

Female1872–1961

Brief Life History of Antica

Antica Bužan was born in 1872 as the daughter of Antonius Bužan. She had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Ionnes Bužan. She died in 1961, in Črnica, Istria, Croatia, Yugoslavia, at the age of 89.

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Family Time Line

Ionnes Bužan
1866–1939
Antica Bužan
1872–1961
Antonius Bužan
1901–1944
Jacob Bužan
–
Josip Bužan
–
Nina Bužan
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    Spouse and Children

    Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (2)

    1918

    Age 46

    Croatia joins the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.

    1941

    Age 69

    World war II. A 'Greater Croatia' is formed under Nazi advisement, comprising of Croatia, most of Bosnia, and western Serbia. A fascist puppet government is installed under Ante Pavelic. The regime acts brutally against Serbs and Jews as it seeks to create a Catholic, all-Croat republic. Hundreds of thousands lose their lives.

    Name Meaning

    Croatian and Slovenian (Bužan): probably a topographic name derived from dialect buža ‘hole’.

    Polish (Bużan): unexplained.

    Romanian: nickname from buză ‘lip’ (presumably denoting someone with prominent lips) or ‘edge’ + the augmentative suffix -an.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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