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Sticky: THE MEANING OF YOUR POLISH LAST NAME? 2 3 4 ... 85 86 Litwinski LITWIŃSKI: patronymic = son of the Lithuanian; the normal adjective for Lithuanian is litewski.	2,578	Polonius3 May 29, 08, 02:34	Polonius3 Feb 2, 12, 13:15
Sticky: Unanswered Polish names requests - anyone have information on the following? Dabrowski is a very common Polish name in the Baltimore area. As well, Dombrowski and Dobrowski (but pronounced Dombrowski)....	12	PolskaDoll Mar 7, 10, 19:19	polishmama Jan 23, 12, 21:02
Sticky: Genealogy resources 2 3 4 For those looking for immigration records Ancestry.com is offering FREE access to it's immigration records until September 5...	112	Patrycja19 Nov 10, 06, 18:03	maksym Sep 2, 11, 01:50
Is Aleska a Polish baby name ? 2 I named my daughter (now age 15) Valeska. I am not Polish. I found the name in a...	31	jarek869 Aug 13, 11, 18:34	Izadora Today, 03:43
I'm trying to find my old friends Firstly it is very possible that anna gebauer lives in Poland, in place which you made public. Please don't...	9	sacoite1 Jan 24, 10, 21:50	Alligator Yesterday, 23:22
ORP Błyskawica Crew Records? Was your Grandfather's christian name Tadeusz? My father, Jan Szawiel, fought on the Blyskawica and and we have a...	24	ORP Nov 17, 08, 00:01	Janina Szawiel Yesterday, 12:08
How to find a person in Poland? 2 3 4 ... 7 8 hello im from belgium i had a relationship with a girl in spain now after several years im trying to...	232	Beata Aug 15, 06, 05:49	schalenbourg Feb 2, 12, 23:48
Is tallness common among Polish people? 2 3 4 ... 6 7 Natasa: 183 cm. or preferably, length. 183 length?? I take my hat off to you!	206	Koach Feb 1, 07, 20:55	JonnyM Feb 2, 12, 19:24
Surname Krzyszczuk Hello My name is Zbigniew Krzyszczuk and I live in Lublin in east Poland. I was born near Uchanie in...	22	John_K Nov 30, 08, 19:46	zkrzyszczuk Feb 2, 12, 10:48
Jankowice Town - records 2 3 My mum was born in Jankowicze close to Naliboki. If I am not wrong there is our familly even today,...	83	King Sobieski Mar 14, 07, 22:49	Niunia Jan 31, 12, 03:03
Looking for any and all information on Dabrowski/Dombrowski from Poland 2 3 My name is Dariusz Dabrowski. I live in Poland. This way I'm trying to find the ancestors of Adam Dabrowski...	78	valpomike Apr 21, 09, 18:44	sptst Jan 29, 12, 21:21
Franzcisic? Kunc. Zakopane? Born 1917? Thank you for your help. Phil	4	PHA Jan 26, 12, 22:23	PHA Jan 29, 12, 12:16
Coppieters de Tergonde ... Borownicy and Jasienica Sufczynskiej Hi - Thank you for your response on this site and I have sent two emails to you. I...	2	Tycki Jul 5, 11, 21:58	Tycki Jan 27, 12, 23:53
Why Polish aren't white?? 2 3 4 ... 6 7 Gary Grzelak: Poles are white, are you retarded or somthing? Not all Poles...	187	PennBoy Feb 20, 09, 03:28	EM_Wave Jan 27, 12, 18:52
Swierzawa and Nowy Kosciol area Hi Colleen This is fantastic. Yes that is my family and we are cousins of some degree. Louisa...	5	sukali Jan 8, 12, 13:14	sukali Jan 27, 12, 11:30
Looking for information on Bonk family that settled in Washington County, Illinois Saw your request for info on BONK --to find church records for Radom, DuBois, Posen --become a member of PGSA.org...	6	SoaringSoftly May 19, 11, 19:23	Marge Jan 27, 12, 05:25
Looking for father (his name was Josef Kadziecki) http://www.pck.pl/pages,13.html these people are professionals - this is the Polish branch of the Red Cross organization	2	margie Jan 26, 12, 22:37	gumishu Jan 26, 12, 22:43
Fr.Frank Kosakiewicz Fr. Frank Kosakiewicz was my uncle. terrencejohn@shaw.ca	2	lolasmanika Jul 14, 10, 20:43	terrence Jan 26, 12, 12:36
origin and meaning of Larecki I believe Larecki originated from a French name, LaRoche	4	Czarnkow1940 Mar 8, 10, 08:40	samanthafox Jan 26, 12, 08:42
Looking for Glowniak family from Oleśnica Poland. Wozzy, Thanks for the information. At least I won't continue to search for records from the parish that...	10	mmierzwa Sep 28, 11, 04:16	bbqbob Jan 26, 12, 04:25
Writing to the council (tracing for father's step sister) Thank you guys for your advice and information. I may as well try as you say, her surname isn't...	13	loulou999 Jan 23, 12, 21:03	loulou999 Jan 25, 12, 20:15
Familiar with with Ostroleka? LMAO!Thank you for the spelling and the feedback.C/an anyone give me a phonetic pronunciation?	3	p3undone Jan 24, 12, 21:31	p3undone Jan 24, 12, 22:59
Russian Poland-what general area would this be? Hello, Again Here is a site: www.amazon.com/polish-surnames-origins-meanings...	16	bostonlass65 Jan 11, 12, 23:50	archiwum Jan 24, 12, 22:27
Are all poles blue eyed and blonde??? 2 3 4 ... 14 15 Wroclaw: i don't agree. light brown (mousy) is not blonde. light brown for Poles is dark blonde and other...	423	jurk Nov 17, 06, 14:49	Ironside Jan 24, 12, 16:48
Warzecha WARZECHA: Polish for ladle, dipper, utensil used for dishing out soups, sauces and other liquid or semi-liquid food.	1	eagle49 Jan 23, 12, 00:13	Polonius3 Jan 23, 12, 22:00
Czerny family of Nymburk, Czech CZERNY: this is the Polish spelling of the Czech word and surname Černý (meaqning black). In Poland it would be...	1	laszlo Jan 22, 12, 22:52	Polonius3 Jan 22, 12, 23:53
Town or village name Lipine Does anybody know the names of cemeteries in Świętochłowice. I am trying to research my family name.Besta/Sommerling.Any help would be...	11	wiscmark Jun 21, 11, 03:55	Besta Jan 22, 12, 14:58
Civil Register Office in Krakow, Poland Hi, Can anyone help? I have been trying to contact a relative in Krakow who I believe is...	0	loulou999 Jan 21, 12, 22:34	—
Rębielice Szlacheckie Thank you everyone...I did write to one person that seems to be a good match so hopefully she writes back...this...	9	froglegs12 Jan 15, 12, 19:22	froglegs12 Jan 21, 12, 21:48
Perz and Jakobowski genealogy Rinny PERZ: couch grass -- a fast-spreading invasive weed	16	Rinny Apr 1, 08, 14:44	Polonius3 Jan 20, 12, 23:36
KOSIBA in Frysztak and PLAZA in Korczyna purplelady My grandmother, Anna Kosiba, stayed in New York for a year or so upon arrival. Then onto northern...	8	kmillergrant Jul 9, 10, 13:43	jcdPoland Jan 20, 12, 18:12
Fabrycy it is male name (rather not used nowadays) but also may be surname. example: http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazimierz_Fabrycy (first thing from...	1	stinger54 Jan 20, 12, 11:47	rygar Jan 20, 12, 11:55
Mothers maiden name - Gladys We were at a dead end and that when I found this page. Thanks everyone for your info.	10	blksporty Jan 12, 12, 15:37	blksporty Jan 18, 12, 16:35
Polish relatives of the name Kocinski Big D: Good for him.I never had dog meat but seriously what is the difference between dog and a chicken...	10	poopoo Jan 17, 12, 17:42	Wroclaw_666 Jan 18, 12, 12:35
Searching for a relative (prob deceased) stinger54: Hi, could anyone help ? try putting his name in a newspaper archive search. look in obituaries.	1	stinger54 Jan 17, 12, 11:30	Wroclaw Jan 17, 12, 17:17
Advice to translate pages from a Polish book into English? (Genealogy) mwhary: mwhary Well if you visit the church or call I am sure you will be able to have someone...	12	mwhary Dec 24, 11, 10:28	markskibniewski Jan 17, 12, 16:54
Jasnocha / Kozik & Saletnik / Wrobel family histories hi I have read with great excitement your enquiries about the jasnocha/kozik families. My father was joseph jasnocha, married...	2	rchogan42 May 9, 11, 05:43	hal1223 Jan 17, 12, 12:42
Wozniak / Tometchak - Were my grandparents Jewish? mkeesee: what is the chance that they were Jewish? 0.99%	3	mkeesee Jan 16, 12, 17:53	Grzegorz_ Jan 16, 12, 22:34
Can you tell the diffrence between Polish Jews and ethnic Poles (part II) 2 Harry: A more logical explanation would be that the media doesn't write about such stories because that fact is so...	30	Somerset Sep 30, 11, 20:13	MediaWatch Jan 16, 12, 12:23
Did you try to get Polish citizenship due to your Grandparents? 2 3 MissFiederowicz: Ron Paul 2012, Viva Polska Do you speak Polish?...	64	Babylon Feb 6, 07, 08:09	delphiandomine Jan 15, 12, 21:16
Jewish Roots of Poland 2 3 4 ... 19 20 there has been a big influx of Central European genes into the Jewish population - just search what young unmarried...	579	Ogien Jan 1, 10, 23:59	gumishu Jan 15, 12, 19:03
Closed: Polish surnames: Origin and Meaning? 2 MROGUSZEWSKI(?): As far as I know, no-one in Poland uses this name at present. About the only surnames with the...	59	ArcticPaul Apr 15, 08, 07:41	Polonius3 Jan 15, 12, 10:33
Ustaszewski. Here is interesting site where you can find how many Ustaszewskich is in Poland. Enjoy :D http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/ustaszewski.html	2	p3undone Jan 14, 12, 19:21	Alligator Jan 14, 12, 21:08
Last name Gil 2 3 Hello everyone, Gil is my last name. My grandfather and great grandfather were from Canary Islands, Spain. The...	63	lecount Nov 18, 07, 05:51	gil Jan 14, 12, 17:54
Floetenstein, Prussia - need to verify Polish name. Thank you Boletus. We have found a very old map of Europe which has detailed all the earlier place...	2	Eric_in_Aust Jan 13, 12, 08:15	Eric_in_Aust Jan 13, 12, 21:37
I'm half Polish American, but I'm very Patriotic about my ancestry 2 FUZZYWICKETS: How long did you live in the USA? My guess would be the same amount of time that...	44	BraveRedHussar Jan 8, 12, 23:28	Harry Jan 13, 12, 16:23
Mixed-Blood Poles in America (Do we count?) 2 3 4 PennBoy: I was in northern New Jersey a few months back and in one day saw two separate Polish...	113	josh sklodowski Aug 26, 10, 19:42	markskibniewski Jan 13, 12, 14:53
Polish surname analysis 2 3 Please contact polonius3@gazeta.pl for details	62	Polonius3 Apr 11, 08, 01:57	Polonius3 Jan 13, 12, 10:10
ZAMIATOWSKI ZAMIATOWSKI: Indeed the root here is zamiatać (to sweep), and zamiat or zamiata could have been the nickname given to...	1	zamiatowsi Jan 11, 12, 21:50	Polonius3 Jan 11, 12, 23:00
bagnowka.com Why not do a whois search?	1	archiwum Jan 10, 12, 22:08	Harry Jan 10, 12, 22:12
Polska - Czahoroski CZACHOROWSKI: topo nick from Czachory or Czachorów; root-word probably now obsolete czahar/czahor (dwarf tree, scrub vegetation, mixed thicket).	2	plzzzz Jan 10, 12, 08:50	Polonius3 Jan 10, 12, 17:30
Do you think all Slavs are white? 2 3 4 Gary Grzelak: Slavs are white you idiot! unless they are black ;)	109	slavia Dec 13, 10, 12:38	gumishu Jan 9, 12, 22:02
Nowak: Am the third generation born in the united states. Trying to find family in Poland. HI DID YOUR CHESTER HAVE A BROTHER BY THR NAME OF EDWARD? DOES THE NAME KLEIN RING A BELL? JUDY...	8	mackenzie Jun 17, 11, 08:44	GOV SUX Jan 9, 12, 06:35
The Last name "Mack" Maybe they added the letter 'c'. The word 'Mack' sounds similar to 'Mak' in Polish. It means poppy....	4	Ursila Dec 31, 11, 16:16	porzeczka Jan 8, 12, 21:11
What are common Polish character traits? 2 3 4 ... 6 7 I don't believe stealing is an ethnic trait. Just because your fiance is a certain way, doesn't justify a whole...	207	Anjelkake Apr 18, 07, 22:26	Guest Jan 8, 12, 19:35
is leonczuk/leonchuk Леончук a Ukrainian surname?common in alxmac: my grandmother was from belarus when it was under polish occupation. wanting to find out more about the surname....	1	alxmac Nov 29, 11, 21:55	Sasha Jan 7, 12, 20:16
Looking on information on the name Hreben. If it sounded like jebin than it probably was Polish grzebień. Please be aware that in the confused multilingual cauldron...	3	Blackspider Jan 2, 12, 03:57	Polonius3 Jan 7, 12, 00:22
Obtaining Polish citizenship if grandmother was born in Lviv (Lwow) thought bym whom.. By those who were forced to leave the country.. But it was not the picture ordinary Poles...	15	jonpaz86 Jul 22, 11, 10:37	Guest Jan 5, 12, 21:02
Searching for a village in Southern Poland (Baddi?) Thanks Polonius, Bajdy near the Slovak border sounds like a good bet to start with.	10	redclover Jan 3, 12, 09:38	redclover Jan 4, 12, 11:57
Gerhard, Maria, Zdzislaw Londkowski? Arrived: Australia 1949 Thanks Polonius3 for this information about the origins of the names of the three people (mother, father and son aka...	4	Anna-Bola Nov 4, 11, 10:22	Anna-Bola Jan 4, 12, 11:56

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