Funny Polish surnames

No, I have jewdar

I can strongly recommend my law firm if you have problems changing your funny name: Dewey, Cheatham, & Howe.

I knew a Niedojadło.

I knew an attorney: R. Oszuścik, a girl B. Bosko-Ruchała and a teacher Z. Chłystek :P


It is actually primarily an idiot, and it is archaic/regional for stalk (cabbage, cauliflower etc.) ;-)

I dont believe you... she has to be nuts to take her husband name "Ruchała" and keep her family name "Bosko". No woman would do that!! No way...

Jonokowski- My weiner is hard

Of course not, but let’s get the facts straight in this case. In an interview prior to the wedding she has stated that she will not hyphenate the name for obvious reasons. Ruchała was in fact her maiden mane and it was her future husband whose family name was Bosko which works equally well in Polish.

Stodup and Nadworny-Twarog

In Britain, the Polish name Płonka causes mirth. Here, "plonker" is a light-hearted insult - as well as being a slang term for the male part!

The word was popularised in the TV sitcom Only Fools And Horses, and it was only a matter of time before The Sun newspaper sought out someone bearing the unfortunate name....

My mom knew a family with the last name Wozignój. And I know someone with the last name Bomba.

Szczupakowska- Polish Name

Also currently used in Poland:
SRAL
SRAJEK
CIPA
CIPKA
FIUT
CYCEK
MOCZYGĘBA
CHUJEBA
DUPKA
PUPA
GNOJEK
SZCZYŃSKI

Limonad, Elefant. Both are found in Warsaw archives. See JEI-Poland.

You mean Elefant or Słoń?

Elefant as Elefant - still exists apparently.
I once met a lady called Goryl.

Kluska ("Dumpling")

Piwowarski???

Piwowarski makes sense -a person who brews beer.

Wouldn't that be "Mistrz zaparzania" ?

@johnny reb
No.

Mistrz Naparzania would be much better. It `s about all of us here. :)

Kliks - just sounds funny and very un-Slavik to me! :)

I am foreigner but surname 'śmietanka' was so funny to me ... any other food related names~ like 'mleko' what shouldn't be used for humen.. because many were making many dirty jokes about them..

What about Kleks? It is even funnier.


I had a neighbour called Słonina - Lard.

A Moczygęba? :)

Yes, having a surname Washgob is quite amusing. We should pity those people. Fortunately, surnames can be changed. One of my schoolmates was called Moskal - Muscovite. After graduation he changed it but now I don`t remember to what.

One more change I remember better: a uni mate was called Giez - Horse Fly. He changed it to Gieżyński or Giżyński, not sure.

There's a Polish writer (I've met him) called Gniewomir Kuciapski.

I gather he's changed his name now.

How about Ciołek? I met someone called that years ago.
Years later I found out there was a coat of arms of Ciołek.

@jon357
Why did his parents do this to him? :)

And there's this actress who plays the wójt's wife in Ranczo. She's known as Arlak but I heard it was shortened from Zmarlak.

That was Poland's last king Stanisław Poniatowski family crest (Poniatowski herbu Ciołek).