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THE MEANING OF YOUR POLISH LAST NAME?


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In fact, an even better respelling would have been Keyoski. Retaining that pesky little 'w' has undoubtedly caused many uninitiated Angloglots to say:
key-YOW-(rhyming with 'cow')-ski.
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FRĄCKOWSKI: The Christian name Franciszek (and its hypocoristic forms Franek, Franio, Francyk, etc.) was once extremely popoplar in Poladn. As a result, it generated a whole slew of patronymic nicks including: Frącak, Frącik, Fronczak, Frontczak, Franczyk, Frankowski, Fronczkowski, Frąckowski and many more.
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Could Polonius help me with the background of "Grabowski" please?
Not rare in Germany but undoubtely polish origin.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grabowski
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GRABOWSKI: root-word grab (hornbeam tree); -owski indicates topo nick from places such as Grabów or Grabowo (Hornbeamville).
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Polonius3:
GRABOWSKI: root-word grab (hornbeam tree); -owski indicates topo nick from places such as Grabów or Grabowo (Hornbeamville).


Thanks...

What's a "hornbeam"?
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Thanks for explaining Tessarski surname. I forgot that I've already found the meaning years ago. It doesn't have to be of czech origin, though: I have, by accident, found a polish document from 1520's or so (in latin but with many polish words), which uses word "thesarz" for a carpenter, so the word might have been used for carpenters in old-polish :)

I have some other questions, if I may

MICAŁ

ZYCH

both from Podkarpackie.
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What does "Magielska" means?
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HORNBEAM: species of tree, German: Weißbuche (literally 'white beech').
BTW, the beam in hornbeam was older English for tree (related to German Baum). English used to be much closer to German than it is today.
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MICAŁ: one of many nickname-turned-surnames derived from Mikołaj (Nicholas); others include Micek, Micuła, Miciak, Mićka, Mika etc.

ZYCH: derived from first name Zygmunt or as topo nick from places such as Żychlin and Żychowo pronounced the peasant way — Zychlin and Zychowo respectively.

MAGIELSKI: could be derived from magiel (linen-pressing room) so Magielski would have been its owner or attendant; possibly also variant spelling of Magierski — a metronymic nick from magiera or megiera (a ****** old hag or shrew); but a magierka or madziarka was a Hungarian-style hat, so Magierski might have dennoted someone’s Hungarian connection.
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Polonius3:
HORNBEAM: species of tree, German: Weißbuche (literally 'white beech').
BTW, the beam in hornbeam was older English for tree (related to German Baum). English used to be much closer to German than it is today.


Thank you
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Both of my parents came from poland. my mothers madien name is wysocka. my last name and my fathers is mita. i would like to know more about the 2 last names.
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WYSOCKI: topo nick from places in Poland and Ukraine called Wysokie (Highton, Tallville).

MITA: along with Mitek, Mitko, Mituś dervied from hypocoristic (endearing) form of Ruthenian/Russian first name Dymitr, Dmitry, Dmytry, etc.
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UZDROWSKI: probably root uzdrowić (cured, heal, restore to health); most -owski surnames or of topo origin, dervied from some such locality as Udrowo, Uzdrów or similar.

MAKURATH: uncertain; looks to be Yiddish.
mikojessie  Jul 19, 10, 08:37    #1,094
Golik
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GOLIK: from golić (to shave); perhaps a nick for a home-spun barber; or a synonym of golec (naked person), often used to mean a down-and-outer, some without a pot to pee in or a window to throw it out of! Possibly a topo nhikc from Golice (Nudeville).
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GUZIK: button or small bump or lump (tumour)

SOCHA: primitive wooden plough

BOGIEL: possible hypocoristic (endearing) form of old first names Boguchwał or Bogusław or topo nick from the village of Boglewice.
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the meaning of Ziemski. Thank you.
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ZIEMSKI: root-word ziemia (planet Earth, land, area, soil); adj. ziemski = terrestrial; n. ziemianin = land-owning noble; possibly topo nick from places such as Ziemin, Ziemiany, Ziemięcin et al.
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I would appreciate information on the meaning of the name Lizor and the possible locale from where the name originated. Thank you.
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I would like to know the meaning of the name Lizor and possibly from which area the family may have originated. Thank you
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LIZOR: root-word probably lizać (to lick); possibly variant form of lizus or lizoń (lick-spittle, brown-nose).
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Could someone help me with the meaning of Redlowski and Regula? Thank you.

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STRZESZYŃSKI: no known c-o-a

WALCZAK: no known c-o-a

REDŁOWSKI: topo nick from Redłowo

REGUŁA: regulation, monastic rule
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Thank you. Are these commons names or not heard?
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flyingfish  Jul 23, 10, 15:25    #1,106
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last name fryz

I am wanting to find out the origins of the lats name Fryz and if it is polish
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FRYZ: the spelling is indeed Polish, but it is a Polish re-spelling of the German word "Friese"; it can mean a Frisian (person) or a heavy draught horse from Frisia; in architecture a friese or fryz (Polish) is an ornamental strip.
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The following names are of my relatives:
Mazurkiewicz
Janiczewski

This is my last name:
Kleczewski

What do they mean?
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MAZURKIEWICZ: patronymic nick = the Masurian's son

JANICZEWSKI: one of a great many surnames derived from Jan (John); here probably a topo nick from Janiczew or Janiczewo (Johnnyville, Jackton)

KLECZEWSKI: topo nick from Klecza; etymology uncertain; kleczeć was once used to describe re-arranging a beehive; a klecz in peasant dialect was a chub (fish of the minnow family), in standard Polish kleń.
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There is some thought that Kleczewski could be Russian. Could that be?
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