I'd love to research my family name - Żeglicki
Here's what I know.
Grandfather: Zbigniew Zeglicki, born 24 October 1920 in Rzeszów, Poland, died 19 November 1989 in the UK
Parents: Kazimierz Żeglicki, born 4 February 1895, died 7 February 1958 and Honorata Kowal
Paternal grandparents: Pawel Żeglicki and Bogumiła Tokarzewska (Pawel may have married twice, second wife called Maria?)
Maternal grandparents: Mikolaj Kowal and Franciszka Gruszecka
Maternal great-grandparent: Maria Rerutkiewicz (born c.1843 died c.1940)
Grandmother: Kazimiera Sudacka/Sudecka, born 13 January 1923 in Chełmno, Poland, died 27 June 1993 in the UK
Parents: Jozef/Jozej Sudacki/Sudecki and Zofia Kloniecka (born 12 February 1903, died 23 January 1973 in the UK)
This is all my family knows.
I do have a surviving great aunt (my grandfather's sister) Maria Stenzel nee Żeglicka, who is now 90. Her husband was Leon Arkadiusz Stenzel (12/1/1913-11/10/1996). One of her daughters, Bogumiła Stenzel is my godmother. Her husband is Tomasz Maramaros. Tomasz's mother is Teresa Mycielska - I can find her ancestry very easily... follow this link: sejm-wielki.pl/b/dw.59640
Any help on my side of the family would be great! Thanks ;)
I'm not into Poland surnames genealogy (don't fully understand why people are so anxious to find out who their ancestors were). But still, the name -eglicki may be related to the Polish word 'żagiel' (sail) or żeglarz (yachtsman / sailor). So my layman's opinion is that your Polish ancestor liked the sea and freedom ;).
Regarding the 'Stenzel' name - it sounds German to me. 'Maramoros' - hm, could be Greek. 'Mycielski' - sounds Polish; may be related to the word 'myć' (wash; someone who likes to take frequent baths).
ŻEGLICKI: Indeed, at first glance this name may seem derived from żeglować (to sail, navigate), but in actuality it is traceable to the now archaic Old Polish verb żec (to burn, bake, scorch). The first person singular is żgę. Its trace can be found in the noun pożoga (conflagration) or the verb podżegać (to instigate). But etymology aside, Żeglicki most likely originated as a toponymic nick to indicate a native of Żeglice in SE Poland.
