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<p>[QUOTE="bosko69, post: 4507807, member: 16283"]Maybe it represents 2 elder gents in a pool contemplating each other's hair blow ? Mythos,friendship,who knows-Mr or Mrs Soffa had some talent.This artist perhaps has a sense of humor,some whimsy,like Joseph Levine,Saul Steinberg,etc.</p><p> You know how family names were misspelled when the emigrated thru Ellis Island in New York,here's a few iterations of Soffa (boy-I sure did indeed see some nice,unaffordable Couches on Google Image !)</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5">Soffa Name Meaning</font></p><p>Altered Form Of French-Sauvé (See<a href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sauve" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sauve" rel="nofollow"> Sauve</a>). Compare<a href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sopha" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sopha" rel="nofollow"> Sopha-</a>German: Unexplained. This Surname Is Rare In Germany. Compare<a href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sopha" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sopha" rel="nofollow"> Sopha</a></p><p>Source<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" />ictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press</p><p>Similar surnames: <a href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=soha" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=soha" rel="nofollow">Soha</a>,<a href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sopha" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sopha" rel="nofollow">Sopha</a>,<a href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=goff" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=goff" rel="nofollow">Goff</a>,<a href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=baffa" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=baffa" rel="nofollow">Baffa</a>,<a href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sousa" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sousa" rel="nofollow">Sousa</a>,<a href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sosna" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sosna" rel="nofollow">Sosna</a>,</p><p><a href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=socha" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=socha" rel="nofollow">Socha</a>,<a href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=socia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=socia" rel="nofollow">Socia</a>,<a href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=hoffa" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=hoffa" rel="nofollow">Hoffa</a>,<a href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=buffa" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=buffa" rel="nofollow">Buffa</a></p><p>PS-As Debora says,could well be European.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bosko69, post: 4507807, member: 16283"]Maybe it represents 2 elder gents in a pool contemplating each other's hair blow ? Mythos,friendship,who knows-Mr or Mrs Soffa had some talent.This artist perhaps has a sense of humor,some whimsy,like Joseph Levine,Saul Steinberg,etc. You know how family names were misspelled when the emigrated thru Ellis Island in New York,here's a few iterations of Soffa (boy-I sure did indeed see some nice,unaffordable Couches on Google Image !) [SIZE=5]Soffa Name Meaning[/SIZE] Altered Form Of French-Sauvé (See[URL='https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sauve'] Sauve[/URL]). Compare[URL='https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sopha'] Sopha-[/URL]German: Unexplained. This Surname Is Rare In Germany. Compare[URL='https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sopha'] Sopha[/URL] Source:Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press Similar surnames: [URL='https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=soha']Soha[/URL],[URL='https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sopha']Sopha[/URL],[URL='https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=goff']Goff[/URL],[URL='https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=baffa']Baffa[/URL],[URL='https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sousa']Sousa[/URL],[URL='https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=sosna']Sosna[/URL], [URL='https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=socha']Socha[/URL],[URL='https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=socia']Socia[/URL],[URL='https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=hoffa']Hoffa[/URL],[URL='https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=buffa']Buffa[/URL] PS-As Debora says,could well be European.[/QUOTE]
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