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THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME?


smak43 - | 1
3 Aug 2010 #1,111
[Moved from]: looking for Buldan family

my grandfather lived in the village Tomice
his father left him there
anybody ever hear of Buldan's
good,hardworking farmers

my grandmother came from the Burowna family
please help me if you have any information on these two faily names i would greatly appreciate your insight (good or hard to hear )

thankyou
anzmoo86
3 Aug 2010 #1,112
Thread attached on merging:
Meaning of Last name

My boyfriend doesn't know the meaning of his last name. I've googled and everything is coming back as not found. His last name is Danelorich. Is this a common name?
OP Polonius3 994 | 12,367
3 Aug 2010 #1,113
DANELORICH (???): This is not a Polish name. Maybe it has been changed from something like Daniłowicz (which would be Danielson or Danson).

BU£DAN/BO£DAN: the root of these names is the word "bołda" or "bułda" (lump, bump, tumour or somethign enlarged or swollen). No PC back then -- every irregularity was eagerly latched onto and often nicknamed.

BURY: means dark brownish-grey; Burówna would be the version applied to Bury's unmarried daughter. His wife would be Burowa.
basimara 1 | 30
3 Aug 2010 #1,114
Is Kendra or Kedra a Polish name and if so, what does it mean?
mwolinski
4 Aug 2010 #1,115
My paternal Grandmother's maiden name was Shypulefski (she was from Nowinka, Poland) and her mother's maiden name was Wisnieski. Do either of these have a particular meaning?

Also, my Grandfather's mother's maiden name was Kubera, which sounds more German than Polish to me, but the place of her birth on census forms is listed as "Poland (Ger)" so I was wondering if this is actually a last name of Polish origin or of German origin.
ShortHairThug - | 1,101
4 Aug 2010 #1,116
Is Kendra or Kedra a Polish name and if so, what does it mean?

Kendra - A cognominal surname root word ‘kędr’ lock of hair or someone with curly hair.
Kedra – Very rare surname in Poland probably a variation of the one above (not sure).

My paternal Grandmother's maiden name was Shypulefski

Your family surnames are with typically Americanized spelling. Let’s start with giving them a proper Polish spelling: Shypulefski = Szypulewski, Wisnieski = Wiśnieski or Wiśniewski.

Kubera - is spelled correctly and despite your confusion it’s definitely of Polish origin. It’s a patronymic surname derived from the name Jakub, if it was German it would have been: Jakob, Jakobsen, Jakobs or English: Jacobb, Jacobbe, Jeacop, Jecop, Jacobs, Jacobson.

Wiśnieski or Wiśniewski – A toponymic surname form Wiśniewo, Wiśniowa.

Szypulewski – A cognominal surname root word ‘szypuła’ pedicel (a stalk or stalk like part bearing a flower)
OP Polonius3 994 | 12,367
6 Aug 2010 #1,117
MARSKI: mainly a medical term meaning withered, mildewed, rotting; marskość wątroby is cirrhosis of the liver
denisp - | 3
8 Aug 2010 #1,118
Thread attached on merging:
Anyone know of this last name or what it means?

paliczak
Weilka Stopa
8 Aug 2010 #1,119
Terlikowski, is a spelling of a sername that we found on a old United States Federal Census form that could follow our ancestry back to Poland. Thanks............ws.
denisp - | 3
8 Aug 2010 #1,120
is paliczak polish? my dad was raised in bialogard, poland. I know its a uncommon last name because ive done a search before with the number of people living in poland with the last name and it was a total of 9.

Asked a police officer once to run my name in the system, only person he could find with my name.

Ive found pictures of a Rozalia Paliczak serving as a nun in zimbabwe. And a Tom Paliczak serving in the U.S. Military.

I look almost tatar, with highly crossed eyes, and im not the typical white color.
OP Polonius3 994 | 12,367
8 Aug 2010 #1,121
PALICZAK: root-word probably palik (stake) or palica (walking stick, bludgeon, crutch);
-ak is usually a patronymic ending, so maybe it originated to mean the son of somerone nicknamed Palik or Palica???
denisp - | 3
9 Aug 2010 #1,122
any other possibilities? Is this polish? Where can i find more about my ancestry? Theres also variations of the spelling
Bear - | 6
9 Aug 2010 #1,124
Anyone have any ideas about the meaning of Dziubczynski? It was my grandmother's maiden name. I believe my great-grandmother's maiden name was Szustkowska. When I googled Szustkowska, I came up with a Polish language wiki page about Niemcowizna Szustkowska: A village in Poland located in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in east Rypin, in the municipality Skrwilno. Nothing as far as name meanings comes up for Dziubczynski.
OP Polonius3 994 | 12,367
9 Aug 2010 #1,125
DZIUBCZYŃSKI: root-word dzióbek (little beak); ideal topo match would be Dzióbczyn or Dziubczyn but could only find Dziubiele.

SZOSTKOWSKI: topo nick from Szostek or Szostka.

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Poduszka
10 Aug 2010 #1,126
I have ancestors with the surname of Rojewski. After research I think it is topographical for the village of Rojew or Rojewo. I also found that Roj means "swarm" or "hive" in Polish. Does this seem correct? Did I miss anything, or can anyone comment on which is more likely correct, or what occupation or characteristic Roj could describe?
OP Polonius3 994 | 12,367
10 Aug 2010 #1,127
ROJEWSKI: most likely topo nick from Rojewo. Rój is a swam of bees hornets, wasps or other flying insects, so its English equivalent might be Swarmville Swarmton. Other than living in Rojewo, someone may have been hunmorously nicknamed Rojewski by virtue of constantly being seen with or associated with swarms as in the case of a beekeeper.
Poduszka
11 Aug 2010 #1,128
Thanks for the response!

I talked with my grandmother and found 3 more Polish surnames:

Lebiedzinski
Lizak
Zelinski

I found that Lizak means lollipop in Polish, what a cute name! (Maybe a candy maker).
Zelinski, I found it is probably the German form of Zielinski, a very common Polish name and worldwide name. In Polish culture- "a toponymic surname, stemming from the word zieleń, meaning the color green, or referring to vibrancy and youth. It also could have originated from the word 'zioło', meaning plant or herb.

In Jewish culture- "a habitational name for someone from places in Poland called Zielona or Zielonka, deriving from the root word meaning green."

In German culture- "The name is also particularly well-established in Germany due to migration patterns over centuries. The Germanized version of this surname is Zelinsky or Saleznicky, usually found in the Silesia region."

Looks like this ancestor was German...oops.
I can't find much on Lebiedzinski, any insight is much appreciated.
caprice49 4 | 224
11 Aug 2010 #1,129
any guzik living in this area

I have emailed you.
OP Polonius3 994 | 12,367
11 Aug 2010 #1,130
LEBIEDZIŃSKI: root-word probably lebioda -- weaking or pigweed; most likely topo nick from Lebiedzin. A completely different Russian context (лебедь is the word for swan) cannot be ruled out. Perhaps the locality got its name from that Russian source???
stumaniac - | 5
13 Aug 2010 #1,131
My Polish family's name is Sobczyk. I guess it means "son of Sob" but other than that, I don't know anything about it. Also, I've been told it is traditionally a peasant name.

Other names in my family are Rosiak, Czop, Pomietło. I have traced my Polish genealogy back to the 1700s, and just came back from a trip to Poland to find ancestors (and current cousins, but was unsuccessful). I have posted much of this genealogy on RootsWeb.
ShortHairThug - | 1,101
13 Aug 2010 #1,132
Sobczyk - Patronymic surname dating back to the early 1600’s. Formed from a first name. So your guess as to the meaning "son of Sob" is correct. "Sob" in this case most likely is the name "Sobiesław" but it could be any number of first names that were derived from a from of personal pronoun "self" in polish "się" or "sobie" like the name "Sobiestian"

Rosiak - Cognominal surname, root word "rosa" meaning "dew". Probably formed from the character trait, my guess "one who weeps" as it is direct translation to English, therefor a "cry baby", "weeper".

Czop - Yet another cognominal surname, dating back to the late 1300’s. root word "czop" meaning a "barrel plug", most likely occupationally based, one who made the plugs for the barrels.

Pomietło – Once more we deal with cognominal surname, dating back to the late 1500’s. root word "pomiotło" In centuries past a type of broom. It’s either a nick for an occupation a "sweeper" or a nick for someone who's a "pushover", easily brushed or swept aside.
OP Polonius3 994 | 12,367
13 Aug 2010 #1,133
Perhaps Rosiak originated as a partonymic nick from Rościsław. It should have been Rościak but with names most everything was possible -- things often got mispronounced, added, deleted, twisted, etc..
farmmom - | 3
17 Aug 2010 #1,134
Merged: The meaning of the names Jakubek and Szyca. These are my grandparents last names

Can any give me information. thank you
OP Polonius3 994 | 12,367
17 Aug 2010 #1,135
JAKUBEK: hypocoristic (pet) from of Jakub (James, Jacob), hence the equivalent of Jim or Jake.

SZYCA: A szyca is a part of a weaver's loom; also possibly a variant form of syc (miser)???
ad9679 - | 1
17 Aug 2010 #1,136
Hi, I looked up my whole life for the meaning of my family name. My polish grandfather didn't know either. Can anyone please help me? My last name is INDECH.
farmmom - | 3
17 Aug 2010 #1,137
Great grandparents from around Gniezno, if fact the Polish settlers named our township Gnesen, located in Minnesota, USA. Can you find out if there are any of these names there now? Thank you
MareGaea 29 | 2,751
17 Aug 2010 #1,138
Minnesota, USA

Where in MN? Is it close to the Twin Cities, Mankato, Saint Cloud or what city? I'm just curious as I have been in Minnesota loads of times - my bro lives there.

>^..^<

M-G (didn't see many Polish surnames there, though; much more Scandinavian and German)
OP Polonius3 994 | 12,367
17 Aug 2010 #1,139
INDECH surname does not exist in Poland at present, but Indych does. My (un)educated guess is that it originated as a misspelt variant of indyk (turkey).

GUZIK: root-word guz (bump, lump, large button); diminutive guzik -- button or small lump. Possibly originated as nick for someone with a visible growth on face, a button-maker or topo nick from Guzew, Guzy, Guzów, etc. (Lumpton, Buttonville)
Yesgosh2
19 Aug 2010 #1,140
yesgosh1
that's my great grandmother's Polish last name and she lived in Shmokin PA too. I didn't know the polish spelling of the name so that should help. But hey, we're probably related :p My great grandmother's name is Amelia. My great grandfather's last name was Zilinsky. My email is Brittany.adams@temple.edu if you ever want to message me.

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