Tools, utensils and common household objects were often used as nicknames for peasants and other commoners. Eventually they evolved into normal last names. These include:
MOTYKA (hoe), ŁOPATA (spade), GWO¬DZIK (nail), ĆWIEK (peg), TYKA (bean- or hop-pole), NOŻYK (knife), KOSA (scythe), SITO (sieve), ¦WIDER (drill), MŁOTEK (hammer), GARNEK (pot), BECZKA (barrel), SZYNA (rail), BELKA (beam), MUREK (wall), OBORA (cowshed), SZPILKA (pin), HACZYK (hook), WIADRO (bucket), RYGIEL (bolt), ZAMEK (lock), SIERP (sickle), MISKA (bowl), WARZĘCHA (dipper), TARKA (grater, washboard), ŁYŻKA (spoon)….
For more information on the origin of the above or other Polish surnames please contact: polonius3@gazeta.pl
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