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Which Polish first names are considered unpopular / obsolete in Poland?


Ziemowit  14 | 3936
24 Jun 2019   #91
Actually, Lechites is the name attributed to Polish tribes as an entity. There wasn't an individual Polish tribe which united with other Polish tribes to form Poland.

A funny limerick which comprises the name "Lechita" here:

Kto powiedział, że Moskale
Są to bracia dla Lechitów,
Temu pierwszy w łeb wypalę
Przed kościołem Karmelitów.

MeMyselfandI
24 Jun 2019   #92
Lechites were one of the tribes that united to form Poland

@kaprys

Lechites is the name attributed to Polish tribes as an entity. There wasn't an individual Polish tribe which united with other Polish tribes...

@Ziemowit

Wow I didn't even know that there's even such a thing as Polish tribe(s)! So all ethnically Polish people are descended from Lechites? So the Lech brand of beer is named after Lechites? I've heard Lech only as a first name, most recently and world-famously a Polish former president from 1980s or 1990s I think. Is Lech still a commonly used first name in Poland? Are there many youngster-aged to young-adult Lechs nowadays?

And another question about unpopular Polish first names, have there been instances in Poland where once-popular Polish first names become widely unpopular in a short period of time solely because of the unpopularity of certain famous Polish persons (such as Polish actors/musicians, athletes, politicians etc? Or perhaps a Polish person with a certain first name becomes famous in a negative way?...or maybe a combination of those two reasons? If correct, then what are some examples?)
Ziemowit  14 | 3936
24 Jun 2019   #93
If you want to know more about the term "Lechites", read the following article in Wikipedia:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lechites
kaprys  3 | 2076
24 Jun 2019   #94
Adolf and Alfons (pimp) are not very popular really. They weren't extremely popular I guess but still.
Paulwiz  1 | 55
3 May 2021   #95
I am trying to guess the original, Polish version of a first name that has almost certainly been severely Americanized before it shows up in our records. The American version is listed as Valdemere. The "V" and the "ere" ending make a pretty strong case that it has been modified. But what was the name in Poland? I found a similar name, Włodzimerz, that could have been the original, Polish version. Any other suggestions? Is there a Polish name like Waldemar or anything similar?
mafketis  38 | 10945
3 May 2021   #96
Is there a Polish name like Waldemar

Yes, Waldemar is a name in modern Polish (there was a prime minister with that name).

There's also Włodzimierz (the Polish version of Vladimir) but in this case I would bet more on Waldemar (use Spanish vowels and stress the e )
pawian  221 | 25151
3 May 2021   #97
I would bet more on Waldemar

Yes, exactly., It certainly isn`t Voldemort.
Lyzko  41 | 9580
3 May 2021   #99
Or how about Ignace?
Paulwiz  1 | 55
3 May 2021   #100
Thank you.
Based on some of the names I have seen in Polish genealogy records, I wonder how old the little kid was before he learned to write his name. And I thoroughly appreciate the use of the diminutive form of names.
pawian  221 | 25151
4 May 2021   #101
Jadwiga, Ignacy - yes, extremely rare now.
Miloslaw  21 | 4983
4 May 2021   #102
Jadwiga, Ignacy - yes, extremely rare now

Maybe in recent years, but my sister is Jadwiga and I have known a couple of Ignacy's in my time.
pawian  221 | 25151
4 May 2021   #103
Maybe in recent years,

Look again and read what I wrote at the very end of my post. The word "now" - does it ring a bell??? :):) I wasn`t talking about sextaganarians bearing those names.
Lyzko  41 | 9580
4 May 2021   #104
Had a student recently by the name of Seweryn who insisted I call him Sam because he was embarrassed by his "old" name.
ForumUser
5 May 2021   #105
If my name was "Seweryn" I'd be embarrassed too, but because of "Sewer"!
Lyzko  41 | 9580
5 May 2021   #106
Although as in Polísh the word for "sewer" is "kanalizacja", the analogy is lost-:) Figure you were joking.
mafketis  38 | 10945
5 May 2021   #107
If my name was "Seweryn" I'd be embarrassed too

Didn't bother this guy:

youtube.com/watch?v=Gyk4pEWZddU
Lyzko  41 | 9580
5 May 2021   #108
Yup.You got his number, boy.
pawian  221 | 25151
5 May 2021   #109
If my name was "Seweryn" I

Yes, but now you focus on writing while the pronunciation of the name is Severyn. So it sounds closer to severe. How do you like it? I think you wouldn`t be embarassed anymore.
Lyzko  41 | 9580
5 May 2021   #110
Sure, if the Pole knows English.
YasserFr
7 May 2021   #111
Złatek?
pawian  221 | 25151
7 May 2021   #112
Sorry, Zlatko, there is no such first name in Poland. We only say złotko meaning honey, darling.
kaprys  3 | 2076
14 May 2021   #113
Ignacy is getting popular again - not extremely popular but still.
Lyzko  41 | 9580
14 May 2021   #114
I'm glad in a way, It reminds me of Ignace Jan Paderewski.
jon357  73 | 23022
14 May 2021   #115
Ignacy is getting popular again

I can imagine someone with that name turning up in New Orleans (with a moustache and a deerstalker hat), saying "hi, I'm Ignatius" and everyone falling on the floor laughing.

Ildefons and Seweryn are names you don't hear now. Probably not about to be popular again any time soon.


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Spike31  3 | 1485
24 May 2021   #116
Wiktoria [Victoria], a beautiful girl's name but not very popular these days
pawian  221 | 25151
25 May 2021   #117
but not very popular these days

Probably you mean babies born around now. Coz I have two, three Wiktorias in each class of 16, 17, 18 yo students.
mafketis  38 | 10945
25 May 2021   #118
beautiful girl's name but not very popular these days

I have two, three Wiktorias in each class

One of the employeed in the closest Biedronka is Viktoriia. At first I thought it was a typo but then noticed the very, very slight Eastern accent...
Lyzko  41 | 9580
26 May 2021   #119
Maybe naming trends go through cycles. I presently am teaching two twenty-someting ESLers named Bronislawa aka Bronka and Danuta who prefers to be called Danka-:)
pawian  221 | 25151
26 May 2021   #120
Danuta who prefers to be called Danka-:)

Danka or Dana. Close to Donna. Do you remember Donna Summer?


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