What does my Polish name mean?

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Jaskiewicz origin and meaning

I am trying to find the regional origin of my last name. Some have speculated that it is Ruthenian, but my family Polish.

This surname comes from the Polish name Jan (one of the most common in the Polish history)
pl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja%C5%9Bkiewicz
Definitely Polish.

looking for the meaning and origin of names Gursky, Rachwal, Wesolowski, Elczuk, Zemska

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About BIALOSUKENSKI name

Hello, I am looking for information about the name "BIALOSUKENSKI" which is listed as a Polish Jewish name. I am interested in this name because it seems to correspond to my name "BELOSOUKINSKI" which is written this way on French papers. I did not find any other correspondence knowing that my family comes from ODESSA and came to FRANCE in 1917. On the list of victims of the SHOAH figure many assassinated BIALOSUKENSKI. Could you help me confirm that "BELOSOUKINSKI" and "BIALOSUKENSKI" are the same last name? Alas, I was born in France, I never learned Polish and I always thought that I was Russian, because my family comes from ODESSA and that on the French papers appears that my great-grandfather comes from Russia. Thank you for your help and your light.

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Need help finding information on surname Podwika

I am helping my family find information on their past relatives the surname is Podwika his grandfather John Podwika came to the states abt 1905-1909 from poland his death record says he was born on Jan 28 1887 in Brzozowa Poland from my understanding there are several places with that name i dont have much information to go on other then is fathers and mothers name was Josephus Podwika and Anna Uchwat

Podwika means Wimple in English.

My grandparents came from Poland. I believe from the Warsaw area. Last name was Brudnicka and Scislowicz. I would appreciate any information on the meaning of these names.

Brudnicka is connected with brud - dirt, filth. Imagine the name Joe Dirtnick - how does it sound?
Ścisłowicz sounds more neutral - ścisły means tight or precise. Imagine AbrahamTightovitz - how does it sound?

Brudnicki might have also originated from a place name like Brudnica, Brudno or Brudnia.

genezanazwisk.pl/content/brudnicki

Ścisłowicz
genezanazwisk.pl/nazwiska-widok-g-wny?title_op=contains&title=%C5%9Acis%C5%82owicz

Can anyone weigh in on the name Muniak? Would I be right to assume it would mean someone from Munich?

Not really Munich coz the Polish name of the city is Monachium, with ch uttered as h.

I've tried to find the origin of my last name for years, but have come up empty. Hopefully someone here has an answer. Kielkucki

it means from/of Kielkuty (or possibly Kielkut) where Kielkuty is a place name (most probably a village) - the place can't be found in present day Poland and it sounds like a polonized Lithuanian place name

there is a village Kiełkuty near Olsztyn in Poland but the area was not part of Poland before 1945

(as an afterthough Kiełkuty may be the origin of your surname but it's not certain)

Niothing is certain but there is no better explanation so let Kiełkuty be the best origin until sb else decides sth different.

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Town of Olchowiec

My great-grandfather immigrated from Olchowiec but there are a few Olchowiecs in Poland. His last name was Raczkoski. Anyone know of a way to narrow it down to the correct town? Refer to: https://polishforums.com/archives/2005-2009/genealogy/tracz-family-olchowiec-samocice-26929/

Could I get some help? My family name is Bromke, and I would love to know what it means if possible.

Brom in Polish just means Bromine.

Bromke is most probably a German surname and not Polish

Most if not all German surnames ending in -ke are of Polish, Wendish or Czech origin.

Most people with the surname live in Poland. There are very few and they are mostly in Wielkoposka or Slask.

Perhaps from a village that has now been renamed or from the Polish word "brama", or gate.

There's a famous building in Warsaw called the Kamienica Adama Bromke.

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Brzycki family origin

Does anyone has any information on the meaning of the name Brzycki or it's origin in Poland? Also, any help with proper Polish pronunciation?

Pronunciation: bzhytski
Meaning - no specific meaning - probably derived from a location like a village or town.

... or in this case it may come from the name Brykcy (today Brykcjusz), noted in Poland since the 12th century - this hint comes from the genealodzy website.

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Hetmanski - Last Name

I am wondering if anyone has come across the name 'Hetmanski', in terms of its origin and meaning ?

I'm researching family history.

No, we haven`t.
I suppose you already googled what hetman means.

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Surname meanings of Czarkowiski and related names

I can not find the meaning of any of my family's surnames but my married into family members like Piatek are really easy to find.

My family came from Wiski and are ethnic Poles. Dna test and everything.
Not mixed.

Surnames (many be misspelled by Ellis Island
- Kowieski/Kowiecki
- Krynski
- Hołownia
- Czarkowiski

Please help me translate these names into English or tell me if they're Polish.

Interesting, I see Czarkowiski/Szarkowiski is common in Stary Szor near a place called Krynki.

They could be Belarusians or Pomeranians. They do posses East Euro markers.

It could be Czarkowski.

yes, most probably. Czar means charm or spell. -owski is a standard ending for surnames. So you are Charminski.

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Frejdlich name, jewish?

Is Frejdlich a jewish name in Poland? I know of polish jews named similar names, Freilich for example.

Anything is possible. Some Polish Jews bear typical Polish names while non-Jewish Poles have Jewish surnames. It is all mixed up. Frejdlich sounds neutral. If you said Rozenkrantz, I would say that there is a 97,56% chance for its Jewish background

That's because of the whole crypto jew phenomenon... tons of jews changed their names to sound more Polish. Just look at the original names of a handful of the old PO "reformed commies"


That is most definitely not a Polish name...