Ułaszyn is a name of patronymic origin derived from, believe or not, the Christian name Błażej (Blaise). Purely Polish patronymics would include Błażejczyk or Błażejowski, so what does that have to do with Ułaszyn?. Remember that the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was once euro per’s biggest land empire encompassing—besides the nations mentioned in the name itself—Latvians, Germans, Jews, Ukrainians, Armenians, Moldavians, Tartars, etc., etc. This made for quite a bit of cultural cross-fertilisation. In Ukrainian there were several versions of Błażej, including Własyj and Włas (Polish spelling). In Ukrainian the W (English V sound) often alternates with a semi-consonantised U to produced a mildly English W sound, and this would produce Ułas instead of Włas. From there, Ułaszyn (meaning Blaise's boy) is but a step away. For more information on the Ułaszyns of Poland, where they live, whether anyone else is researching the surname and whether a coat of arms goes with it, plus a slew of genealogical tips on tracking down lost-lost relation, please contact research60@gmail.com
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