[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Volhynia

[Sandra Braun]

Apparently, there are varying explanations for the name. See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volhynia


> From: lloydfriedrick at telus.net
> To: ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org
> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2015 14:20:06 -0700
> Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Volhynia
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> Here is a note that I discovered in one of my ancestors notes.
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> Russia and Ukraine both trace their lineage to a slavic prince, St. Vladimer [or Volodymyr], who appears on both countries banknotes.
> For centuries, tsarist Russia claimed Ukraine as an extension, calling the territory “Little Russia”
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> My query, is Volodymyr the root source of the name Volhynia ?
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> lloyd friedrick in Victoria, British Columbia 
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