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THE MEANING OF YOUR POLISH LAST NAME?


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SOBOLAK: patronymic nick for someone whose dad was nicknamed Sobół (The Sable).

WALSKI: probably patronymic nick for Val's kid (son of Walenty or Walerian).

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Hi can anybody tell me about the origins/meaning of the name SIUDEJ
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SIUDEJ: possibly from siudy (water-carrying yoke) or now carchaic verb siudać (to chase, eliminate)
Stasia S  Sep 6, 10, 05:17    #1,234
Hi there. I'm looking for any info on the Polish surname of Szerlong. We originated from Krakow but can find no info on our name.

Thanks!
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SZERLONG: Alternative spelling of Szerląg from the German name Scharl which is traceable to Middle-German schar (ploughshare). Incidentally the share part of ploughshare comes from the same Germanic root.
Stasia S  Sep 6, 10, 15:27    #1,236
omg Thank you so much Polonius3!
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Hi,

The spelling of my families last name changed from WILCZAK to VILCHOCK when they came to america, Im guessing late 1800's early 1900's. I've heard WILCZAK means wolf in polish and that my family came from an area near Krakow? Can you help me out? Is there a coat of arms for WILCZAK?
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Wilczak:
I've heard WILCZAK means wolf in polish


wilk means wolf and wilczak derives from wilk.
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WILCZAK: Quite right. Someone was originally nicknamed Wilk (Wolf) for whatever reason. When he fathered a son, locals would have given him the patronymic nick of Wilczak (Wolfson).
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My Polish surname is Gniazdowski which is suppose to mean Bird in a nest, and stars in the heavens. Aleast a dear friend of mine who's past away recently told me.
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GNIAZDOWSKI: root-word is gniazdo (nest); probably originated as a topo nick from Gniazdów or Gniazdowo (Nestville); the star association seems erroneous and must have resulted from a confusion or misspelling of gniazdo (nest) and gwiazda (star).
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Femalepolski65:
and stars in the heavens.


hehe, rather not.

Gniazdo = nest

If yout last name have been Gwiazdowski then it would derive from word star (gwiazda=star)
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KOCIEŁKO: from Old Polish kocieł (kettle, cookpot), modern Polish: kocioł

BUCEK: peasant dialect for Buczek (little beech tree or topo nick from Buczacz -- now in Ukraine)

PILIP: variant form of the first name Filip (Philip)

STOKŁOSA: brome grass (coarse forage grass)

JASBIMYSKI???: No such name; spelling isn't Polish; please re-check.


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BRZOSTEK: Scoth elm

SURZAN: from Old Polish szurza (brotehr-in-law; modern Polish szwagier)

GNIAZDOWSKI: root-word gniazdo nest; topo nikc from Gniazdowo or Gniazdów (Nestville).

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URBANIAK: patronymic nick meaning Urbanson

SAKOWSKI: toponymic nick from Saki or Sakówko
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HUMIŃSKI: from the nwo archaic word humeń (Russian: igumen, Ukrainian: yhumen), superior in an Eastern Orthodox monastery.
josh sklodowski  Sep 10, 10, 09:13    #1,247
Does anyone know the meaning of Sklodowski? I heard it's because my family owned a place called Skłodów.
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SKŁODOWSKI: topo nick from Skłody (3 such places in Podlasie); skłody is possibly a
dialectic peasant pronunciaiton of składy (stores, depots, yards)

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The last names of my great grandparents are:

Ruszkiewicz
Poliwoda
Jagodzinski
Domachowski
Markowski
Perlaczynski
Kitzke (or Kitzki or Kicki)
Rosploch (or Rozploch)

I believe Jagodzinski has something to do with coming from an area of berries, but I haven't a clue on the others. I would be interested in hearing any thoughts. Even if you could just pick the most interesting one and comment on it, that would be helpful to me.

BTW, if it makes any difference, Ruszkiewicz and Poliwoda were from near Strzelno. Jagodzinski was from near Kosztowo. Domachowski was from Pinczyn. At least, that is where they lived before they came to America. The others I don't know, but I assume they came from the western side of Poland.

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RUSZKIEWICZ: patronymic nick for the son of someone from Ruszki, nicknamed Ruszek or Ruszko
POLIWODA: root-words polić (dialect for palić=to burn) and woda (water); old colloquial meaning=liar
JAGODZIŃSKI: root-word jagoda (berry), topo nick from Jagodzin or Jagodzineic (Berryville)
DOMACHOWSKI: probably patronymic nick for the son of some Domamir or Domasław nicknamed Domach
MARKOWSKI: topo nick from Marki or patronymic from Marek
PERLACZYŃSKI: possibly this evolution: Perel or Perl (often Jewish jewel name like Rubin, Diament, etc.); Perlak patronymic nick, Perlaczyński – son of Perlak (??)
KICKI: topo nick from Kitki or Kiki; possibly patronymic from rare first name Kilian
ROZPŁOCH: a kind of fern or from rozpłoszyć=to frighten and cause to scatter in fear (eg a known cat-hater who has cats scurrying for dear life whenever he appears).

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Curious K  Sep 11, 10, 03:50    #1,251
Hello! My last name is Sczekan, although my family suspects some letters have gone missing/changed throughout the generations. Anyone have any ideas?
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what does skibicki mean, is it polish? Its my last name
linlee  Sep 11, 10, 06:36    #1,253
My Grandparents surnames were Kupczak, Pindel and Kaminski. All were from the village of Sopotnia Mala.
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KUPCZAK: patronymic from kupiec for the merchant's/trader's/shopkeeper's son

PINDEL: root-word pinda (c*nt, vulgar term for vulva or, by extension, a flirty, pestering slut or tramp); possibly a metronymic nick indicating the son of such a one

KAMIŃSKI: topo nick from one of many localities called Kamień.

SZCZEKAN: from verb szczekać (to bark), hence barker

SKIBICKI: root-word skiba (furrow); topo nick from Skibice (Furrowville)

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can anyone give me the background to the name Pietek and Nowak? Thank you in advance
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skubus:
Nowak


Nowak is officially the most common surname in Poland (Novak in Czech rep. and Slovakia is also the most common).

"Nowy" means "new".

skubus:
Pietek


maybe Piętek? First thing which comes to my mind is word "pięta" - "heel" (of foot). But its certainly a name derived from some village rather than from "pięta"...
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NOWAK: newcomer, 'new guy in town'; compare German Neumann, English Newman

PIĘTEK: most likely topo nick from Pięty in Świętokrzyskie region
KRC  Sep 13, 10, 15:19    #1,258
Surname: Poliwka
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POLIWKA: variant of polewka (a type of peasant soup)
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BOBROWSKI: root-word bóbr (beaver); topo nick from Bobrów or Bobrowo (Beaverton)
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