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Looking for relatives in Poland, Snaza, Miotke, Wirkus, Lewandowski

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Jan 27, 11, 00:38 #1

My grandparents on both sides came here from Poland. Which yes means I'm full blooded : ) From what I can tell tracking Snaza which is my name I believe we are from a small town outside of Gdansk. My gandfather, Michael came here when he was eleven about 1882 with his uncle Piotr. Would anyone know if Snaza is shortened or a correct Polish name? or anything else about the listed names? I realize Lewandowski is the most common and hard to track the other are fairly rare, at least in the US. Any help appreciated.

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Jan 27, 11, 01:47 #2

larrysfire:

Would anyone know if Snaza is shortened or a correct Polish name?

Snaza is correct; it’s formed from a root word ‘snaga’ meaning cleanliness. Other variations are Snazyk and Snażyk but those are formed from snażyć (to clean oneself or to try your best or extra hard).

Miotke is patronymic from an old Slavic name Miecislaw, today Mieczysław.

Wirkus is formed from a German word ‘wirkhus’ meaning tool shed.

All of those are from Pomorze region of Poland.

Lewandowski ; I guess no explanation needed, you’ll find people with this name all over todays Poland.

larrysfireThreads: 1 Posts: 1 Joined: Jan 26, 11 ♂	Jan 27, 11, 16:09 #3
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I have a small information about my relatives from Poland. To my regret relation was lost. Here are some photos. Last name on the line "Medved" here are photos stambova.ru/poland/IMGP1474.jpg stambova.ru/poland/IMGP1484.jpg stambova.ru/poland/IMGP1479.jpg stambova.ru/poland/IMGP1483.jpg

Polonius3Threads: 1,005 Posts: 4,833 Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂	Aug 6, 11, 22:50 #5
LEWANDOWSKI: topo nick from Lewandów otuside Warsaw or Lewandowszczyzna in the Lublin area (Lavenderville).

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