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

the same root is in the surname Kryszczyszyn which I think is also of Ukrainian origin - guess there was a short form Kriszczo of Kristofor

Kryszczyszyn means exactly son of Christopher

Can anyone help me find the meaning of my last name - SLOJEWSKI. My father is Polish so Ive had the previlage of keeping it :D. Ive always been interested in the background/meaning as I have never met a fellow Slojewski. Thank you/

Dziekuje!

S£OJEWSKI: root-word słój (jar or tree ring or layer of rock, marble, etc.); topo nick from Słoja or similar.

what is meaning pf Prombo or Poremba?

Merged: surname from Prussia

Does anyone know anything about the following surnames?

Zardo, Zardow, Zardors, Zadow (also spelled in census as Sadow, Dago, and Suddoo) He is from Prussia.

Any info would be great

What is the meaning of the surname Goszcz? I know there is a city in Poland by the same name. Is it a common surname in Poland?

Thanks.

GOSZCZ: basic root gost- which has generated such words as gość (guest) and gościć (play host). Could have also been derived from the old first name Gościsław or such localities as Goszczyn and Goszczowa. Couple hundred users in Poland.

For more info on Goszcz and other surnames please contact me.

PORĘBA/POREMBA: from verb porąbać (chop up, hack to pieces). A poręba is a forest clearing.

Pat Benatar's real name is, "Patricia Mae Adrzejewski". And Joan Rivers is really "Joan Molinsky". Mel Brooks? Melvin Kaminsky. Chew on that for a moment.

Don't you mean Andrzejewski?

This is definitely Polish.
Polish nobleman/army added "ski" to get last name.

TEFEL: from German name Teffel; spin-off in today's Poland include: Tefliński, Teflak, Tefelski, etc. which probably originated as patronymic nicknames meaning Tefel's son. In Spanish there are many patronymics ending in -ez: Perez = son oi Pedro, Sanchez = Sancho's kid, etc.

Hi everyone. Would love your help - the name is would like more information about is Skalmowski. Thank you!

SKALMOWSKI: toponymic tag from Skalimowo.

does any one know the meaning of KORONA , ? trying to track down history of my family roots . thanks

Merged: looking for the meaning and city/region of BUGALSKI

I'm looking for the mening and origin of the surname: BUGALSKI. Are there any free sites I might try? It seems every genealogy site is for pay.

Any BUGALSKI's members here?

Mackowiak

KORONA: crown

KORONA---BUGALSKI---MAĆKOWIAK
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KORONA: crown; possibly topo tag for someone from Korona, Koronówka (Crownville), etc.

BUGALSKI: probable Old Polish root-word bug (bend in a river, hence the River Bug known for its numerous meanders)

MAĆKOWIAK: patronymic nick for the son of Maciek (Matty from Matthias).

CHOMCZYK: an obvious patronymic nick but the root-word may surprise you. It is Toma (peasant version of Tomasz) whose Ruthenian forms were Foma and Choma. In other words, the English equivalent of Chomczyk would be Thomson.

Does anyone know the origination or meaning of the surname Pykosz or Pykosh?

PYKOSZ: probably from verb pykać (to puff), hence pykacz or pykarz would be a puffer (pipe-smoker). The -osz ending is a dialectal variant.

Bigos

BIGOS: this meat & cabbage and/ or sauerkkraut ragoût is often referred to as Poland's national dish. An extended meaning is a mess, confusion, a topsy-turvy situation (compare English 'a fine kettle of fish'). Its etymolgoy is uncertain but some trace it to the Gemran verb begießen (to baste meat, water plants, sprinkle liquid on something) whose past participle is begossen.

Here are some names I have come across during my geneology search
Stasik from Brzeziny
Witkowiak
witkowski
prakseda witkowska?
Przybylska
Kukura

Any clues to what any of these mean. Any way to find out if Stasik's still in Brzeziny specially house #99

WITKOWIAK: patronymic tag from Witek (short form of Witold)

WITKOWSKI: topo nick from Witki, Witków, Witkowo or similar

PRZYBYLSKI: patronymic nick for the son of Przybył (newcomer, newman)

KUKURA: from kukuruza/kukurydza (maize).

Merged: Gizinski

What does the last name Gizinski (or Gizynski) mean?

Giziński - probably originating from village Giżyn. There are four villages of that name in Poland: one in Mazovia, one in Great Poland and two in Western Pomerania provinces. However, the Mazovian Giżyn (municipality Strzegowo, Mława district) seems to be the most likely candidate, since Giziński's noble family coat of arms is Dołęga (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dołęga_coat_of_arms), and which in turn is very similar to gmina Strzegowo's coat of arms (pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmina_Strzegowo).

Some old documents also mention lesser gentry named Giziński vel Giżyński originating from village Giżynek vel Gizinek, municipality Brzuze, Rypin district, Kuiavian-Pomeranian Province. They go back to the 16th century.

I found some more information about Giziński family from gmina (municipality) Strzegowo, mentioned in my previous post. The source:
strzegowo.pl.

There are actually two similarly sounding villages located within this gmina: Giżyn and Giżynek. Apparently, it is the latter where Gizińscy came from.

The name Giżyno (today's Giżyn) originate from the old name Giza or Giża, [possibly meaning a hind leg of an ox or a hog]. Until 1349 it was a princely village, later becoming a settlement of average knights and nobles. Later the village has been inherited by Grzywa, Kościesza coat of arms and Radzymiński family, to be finally owned by Kobylnicki family - averagely wealthy nobles.

The settlement Giżynek was created by parcelling out certain lands in 1538 out of the village Giżyno. Giżynek was settled by lesser gentry and the property was divided among many smallholders. In 1578 they were: Mateusz, Grzegorz, Stanisław, Albert Koszol; Jan and Andrzej Dmoss; Jan, Albert, widow of Andrzej, Albert Sey and Albert Mroczek.

In the following years many lesser noble families inherited here. With time, some knights of the village took the name Gizińscy, Dołęga coat of arms, which shows some kinship with many other families in the area.

Gizińscy resided in this village until the eighteenth century. Not much data has been preserved about this lineage. Until then they were unlikely to travel out, even for the royal elections. However, there was not enough land in this overpopulated village and some of them emigrated to Warsaw and on Rus. They became wealthy, they owned manors in Warsaw and villages on Rus. But Gizińscy always stressed that they originated from Gizinek.

Can you help me with two last names: Strejlau and Bobola?

Strejlau is a Polonized name of Prussian settlers, initially brought to the Dobrzyń area after the second Poland's partition, by the Prussian king Frederick William II. Probable origin: from locality Strehlow, district Demmin, Neubrandenburg.

Bobola is a name of a medieval noble family of Silesian origin. Bobolas received Leliwa coat of arms and some lands from prince Henry the Beard and founded Bobolice settlement in early 13th century. For details in Polish see:

pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobolowie

In 16th-17th centuries Bobolas were the tenants of the Strachocina estate, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strachocina

Andrew Bobola (1591-1657) was a Polish missionary and martyr of the Society of Jesus, known as the apostle of Lithuania and the "hunter of souls", canonized in 1938, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Bobola

There are several possible origins of the name: 1. "bób" (broad bean), plant of the legume family, its fruit, seed. 2. "bobo" - bogeyman, the fear. 3. for God dismal, martyr.

Merged: Czaban

This surname can either be jewish, or tatar. It means shepherd.

I was told it's origin is Turkish. Some jews took this name.

**GIZYŃSKI**RUTKOWSKI**BABOLA**CUBEK**KRULICKI**MRYG£OCKI

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GIZIŃSKI/GIŻYŃSKI: root-word giża (hind thigh of livestock); probably topo tag from Giżyn.

RUTKOWSKI: root-word ruta (rue, a herb); probably topo tag from Rutków or Rutkowo

BABOLA: probably variant form of babol, bobak, bobal, babok (bogeyman),

CUBEK: Masurianised form of czubek (top, point, peak)

KRULICKI: variant form of królicki, adjectival form of królik (rabbit); either patronymic for the sdon of soemone nickanemd Królik or topo nick from Królików or similar.

MRYG£OCKI: possibly Ruthenian respelling of Mrzygłodzki, probably patronymic nick from mrzygłód (miser) – someone so mean he prefers starving than spending a penny.

Dziękuję - Appreciate your help!