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Joined: Jun 15, 07 ♀ 		 Mar 7, 10, 19:19    #1
The following list of names were requests regarding Polish names which were never answered.

Please read the list and if you can provide any information on the names please either quote the name when you answer or make sure that the name you are giving information on is written in your answer.

Although the people who originally made the requests may be long gone any information provided will be useful to others.

List of Names

Dylagowa, Dylagowka, Janucik, Bigora, Kumor, Konopelko, Golembiewski, Lorkowski, Krapko, Glazoska, Zedeczewski, szjnovsky, Fiwek, Szubski, Klimczyk, Konopinski Pazdzierz, Tarasewicz, Tarasevicius, Szynkowicz, synkowicz, Merecki, Dabrowski, Hawranik, Janik, Mazer, Mazur, Wilder, Kaszuba, Kasuba, Kasubinski, Maslanka

Kapelewski, Zielonylas, Bajkowski, szurpicki, Krzykalski, Zarolinski, Koper, Dil Staniec, Kozłowski, Matenkoski, Sowinski, Dolniak, Konowiecki, Renkoski / Renkowski / Rzenkowski, Kimpinski, Gonera, Dolengewicz / dolingemzg / Dolingo /Dorlanagewicz / Dolengewicz, Celiński, Graczyk, Jakelski, Agonis, Danek, Zuwala, Tarczyn, Szuszczewicz, Kendzierski, Kapchinsky, Dziemiańczuk, Lipski, Supinski, Kryskowiak, Paluch, Jarmicki / Jarmick, Kwasnik, Swiatek, Wikarski, Radzio, Klimaszewski, Dinte, Serwin, Kryskowiak, Waniowski, Betlej, Gembus, Shuski, Brzeszkiewicz, Dejewski, Rafinski, Zajdel, Sosnoski, Ziemann, Zaborowski, Dumanowski, Bielanski, Płoszaj, Lelakowski, Ciezczak, Juszyczyzn, Madrzykowski, Zawitkowski, Karczewski, Kulesza.

Thanks for your time. :)
SeanBMThreads: 41
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Joined: Mar 10, 08 ♂ 		Edited by: SeanBM  Mar 8, 10, 00:25    #2
It is kinda sad seeing all those names of people looking for their families, especially that noone answered their quires.
I hope they have better luck.
It is thoughtful of you to put them together PD.
plk123Threads: 30
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Joined: Aug 29, 07  Pictures: 2 ♂ 		 Mar 8, 10, 05:26    #3
it's just a bunch of surnames.. nothing really to write about them.. some have meaning some don't.. some may not even be real.. just names, i tell ya.
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Joined: Jun 15, 07 ♀ 		 Mar 8, 10, 14:03    #4
SeanBM:
It is thoughtful of you to put them together PD.

They were put together by someone else, I'm just finishing the task on their behalf and thanks to them for doing it. :)

plk123:
it's just a bunch of surnames.. nothing really to write about them.. some have meaning some don't.. some may not even be real.. just names, i tell ya.

True indeed. Some of them don't mean anything or have any known origin but others don't so if anyone has any information on any of the names it would be appreciated if they would write about it here.
Polonius3Threads: 1,005
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Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂ 		 Mar 9, 10, 17:38    #5
Marqoz - Here is the first batch and all I can manage today. Feel free to work on the ones I missed or any or all from Kapelewski to Kulesza (bottom part).

Dylągowa, Dylągówka: from dryląg (also dyląg, deląg, delong) – a tall gangly youth
Janucik, Janik: both derived from first name Jan, probably patronymic nicks = Johnson
Bigora: from bigoraj = clumsy oaf
Kumor: dialectic form of komar (mosquito)
Konopełka: from konopie (hemp); perhaps occupational nick for someone growing or dealing in hemp or topo from Konopki, Konopne, etc.
Gołembiewski: variant of Gołębiewski, topo nick from Gołębiewo
Krapko: probably topo nick from Krapkowice
Głazoska: feminine form of Głazowski, topo nick for someone from Głazów (Boulderville), , Szubski: from szuba (fur-lined cloak); possibly patronymic for son of someone sewing, selling or wearing said garment or topo from Szubsk or Szubin
Klimczyk: patronymic nick = son of Klimek (Klemens) or Cemson
Konopiński: topo nick Konopina or Konopiny (Hempton)
Paździerz: brittle stems of flax and hemp, nowadays used to make fibreboard; maybe topo nick from Paździorno
Tarasewicz: patronymic = son of Taras (popular Ukrainian name)
Tarasevičius: Lithuanian version of Tarasewicz
Szynkowicz: patronymic nick for son of someone nicknamed Szynka (ham) maybe because he hailed from Szynkówko
Dąbrowski: topo nick for someone from Dąbrowa (Oakton)
Hawranik: Ukrainian version of Gawronik (perhaps patronymic for son of Gawron (rook, the large crow-family bird), also means silly fool or black-haired person
Mazur: topo nikc for someone from Mazury/Masuria
Kaszuba, Kasuba: topo nick for someone from Kashubia
Kasubiński: possibly patronymic nick for Kaszuba’s or Kasuba’s son
Maślanka: buttermilk (typical peasant name)
krysiaThreads: 26
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Joined: Aug 10, 06 ♀ 		 Mar 10, 10, 02:05    #6
Kapelewski - from kapela - band
Zielonylas - a green forest
Bajkowski - from bajka -fairy tale
Krzykalski - one who yells or scream
Koper - Dill
Staniec - from standing up
Kozłowski -from a goat
Polonius3Threads: 1,005
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RĘKOWSKI: original spelling of Renkowski, topo from Ręków or Rękowo (root-word ręka=hand)
KIMPIŃSKI: variant spelling of Kępiński topo from Kępino
GRACZYK: patronymic nick from gracz (folk musician)
KĘDZIERSKI: topo from Kędzierzyn (root-word kędziory=curls)
DZIEMIAŃCZUK: Ruthenian-influenced patronymic from first name Damian
ŚWIĄTEK: nick for pious or church-linked person or wood carver specialising in religious figures for wayside shrines: also topo from a locality incorporating the świąt- root
KRZSKOWIAK: variant spelling of Krzyśkowiak – patronymic=Chris’ son
PALUCH: big finger (personal trait)
WIKARSKI: patronymic for vicar’s son
WANIOWSKI: patronymic for Wania’s boy or topo from wan- locality
BETLEJ: Chjrsiotmas crib, possible nick for someone who hand-carved them
GEMBUS: from gęba (pejorative for mouth), possible big mouth
ZAJDEL: Polonisation of German Seidel (tankard, stein)
SOSNOWSKI: topo from Sosnów or Sosnowo (Pineville)
KARCZEWSKI: topo from Karczew or Karczewo (karczować=deforest, clear of trees)
KULESZA: cooked meal & water mush, poor peasant food
Polonius3Threads: 1,005
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GONERA: variant of gonyra = old woman of ill-repute (old village wh*re)
CELIŃSKI: topo nick from Celiny
JAKIELSKI: probably patronymic nick from Jakiel (variant of Jankiel – Jewish first name, short for Jakub)
DANEK: hypocoristic form of Daniel, possibly serving as patronymic nick
JARMICKI: variant of Jermicki, probably patronymic nick from first name Jeromin or biblical name Jeremiasz
KWAŚNIK: possibly occupational nick for someone producing souring agents
RADZIO: hypocoristic form of Radzisław or Radosław
KLIMASEZWSKI: topo nick for inhabitant of Klimaszewo
ZIEMANN: German variant form of first name Simon
ZABOROWSKI: topo nick from Zaborów
PŁOSZAJ: perhaps easily frightened person or someone employed to flush game for the lord’s shoot
LELAKOWSKI: possibly topo nick from Lelek
JUSZCZYSZYN: probably (bastard son’s) metronymic nick from Justyna
MĄDRZYKOWSKI: topo nick from Mądrzyków
redcarol57  Aug 7, 10, 10:51    #9
I was always told that the meaning of Golembiewski was pigeon or dove. And many with this surname are located in southeastern Wisconsin.
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GOŁĘBIEWSKI/GOŁEMBIEWSKI: root-word gołąb (dove, pigeon); probably topo nick
from Gołębiewo or Gołębiew (Doveton, Pigeonville, etc.)
Patrycja19Threads: 79
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Joined: Oct 31, 06  Pictures: 1 ♀ 		 Mar 17, 11, 16:27    #11
When asking for information on your family , you must provide more information then just the surname
and they came from poland.

if someone is willing to help, the more information provided will verify what is already known about
this family and any documents here will lead to the names of towns and other family that might be
in the current area.
NickidewbearThreads: 4
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And some of those families were lost in the Shoah, or at least lost branches in the Shoah, and/or made aliyah. What else would you like me to tell you?
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Joined: Dec 2, 10 ♀ 		 Jan 23, 12, 21:02    #13
Dabrowski is a very common Polish name in the Baltimore area. As well, Dombrowski and Dobrowski (but pronounced Dombrowski). When I mean common, I mean, in the Polish community there, for a while it was as common as Johnson or Smith today. From what I recall, many came over preWWII. If you drive through the Polish Catholic cemeteries in Baltimore, you will find countless graves with that name. With just a last name and nothing else to go by, it would be impossible to find out more.


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