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

Right on, I'm guessing Matthiasville and Potter are regions of Poland?

Maciejowo is a village and a potter makes plates, cups etc.


I wondered if that was the case.

What about Wujcik? In the US we use it without the accent mark, but I believe it is Wujćik........

Does anyone know the meaning of the name Dzaran? I am researching our ancestry and have completely came to an end. Thank you in advance.

Does anybody know anything about Przewoznik? I know it means Carrier in Polish. Do any of you know Przewoznik's? I don't speak polish so correct pronunciation would be nice also. Thanks

PRZEWO-NIK: from verb przewozić (to transport, cart, remove); an occupational nick for a carter, someone transporting people or goods or removing household furnishings. Under 1,000 users in Poland, the biggest concentration in Upper Silesia’s Katowice area.

Rough pronunciation: pshe*-VUZH-neek
* e as in let.

Anyone have any info on "Klembecki"? Or my Babci's maiden name, "Walesa", which was Americanized to "Walenza"? Thanks.

Thank you for your response. I have noticed that many names can be either Polish or Jewish, German or Jewish, etc. For instance the lead singer of the band Rammstein is German, but upon researching his last name Lindemann it can be either German, or Jewish. It seems that many names fall within this duality.

what is the meaning of lewkowicz?
-owicz means son of, I know that.

KLĘBECKI: root kląb (something rolled nto a ball like strong, twine, yarn), in pl. often billows of smoke = kłęby dymu; possibly topo nick from Klębów (Ballville, Billowton).

WA£ĘSA: from verb wałęsać się (to loaf, idle about, loiter), hence loafer, gadabout, idler

LEWKOWICZ: patronymic nick for son of Lewek (little lion).

No, Matthiasville is my hypothetical translation of what the name of the village of Maciejewo might mean,
Potter is a translation of garncarz -- someone who makes clay pots, jugs, bowls etc. for a living.

meaning of the last name Hojnowski?

HOJNOWSKI: variant spelling of Chojnowski, from root-word chojna (pine, conifer); topo nick from Chojnów (Pineville).

Could you please check this one:

Solomonowicz

CHARZUK
is ukrainian name in polish translation is KAŻAK (means speaker)

SOLOMONOWICZ: patronymic nick for son of Solomon

Can you please tell me what Osika means?

OSIKA: aspen, a tree with leaves that quake in the breeze

What does Piecuch mean? and what were people with the last name Piecuch usual occupation?

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Polish Surname Gierlowski?

Hi, i was wondering if anyone could tell me what my name means or stands for or just anything about it ? its Gierlowski Thanks

GIER£OWSKI: possibly traceable to the German name Gerlach which got polonised into Gierło. When he fathered a son, locals might have dubbed the offspring Gierlak, Gierłoczyk or Gierłowski. Another possible source would be toponymic from Gierłoż or Gierłachów.

It is very possible that the spelling has been changed. This is why it has been hard for me to trace it. What would the significance be if it was spelled Kalemczuk?

Things may have gone as follows. There is an East Slavonic first name Kalenik (only 2 poeple in Poland now use it); in Russian is it is Kalinnik, in Ukrainian -- Kalenyk.

The Ukrainian patronymic would have been Kalenczuk. Over years of manual rercopying perhaps the 'n' written with a fancy loop-like curlicue reminded the next copyist down the line of an 'm'.....and the name got written down as Kalemczuk.

This is only a very shaky hypothesis, but for wantt of a better explanation, I have tried to answer your query the best I could.

That's really cool to hear thanks. I just found out from a family member it was цалемчук... don't know if that helps.

Jachimowicz
Could you tell me what the meaning is of this one?

JACHIMOWICZ: patronmyic from Jachim, variant form of the first name Joachim

Could someone help me with the last name Gonsowski, much appreciated! Thanks.

CALEMCZUK: The only thing I can think of for the patronymic nickname-turned-surname (цалемчук) is that it's root might have been the Jewish name Becalel which in Polish (and possibly also Urkainian) was often reduced to Calel. Can't think of any other names that would even come close. Sorry.

GONSOWSKI: variant spelling of Gąsowski, toponymic tag for an inhabitant fo Gąsowo (Gooseville).

Help with the meaning of the name Rybnicky. Non-Americanized spelling may have been Rybnickyj. Thank you in advance.

RYBNICKI: basic root is ryba (fish) but it probably originated as a topo nick from Rybnik (Fisherton).

Kusnierz , Kusznier

Are either of these last names true Polish or are they Jewish?