Polonius3
8 Apr 2012
Polonius3
8 Apr 2012
Travel / Any Anglican churches in Poland? [35]
Many Brits worship only self-indulgence: me, myself and I! And most any deity is better than that innit?!
Many Brits worship only self-indulgence: me, myself and I! And most any deity is better than that innit?!
Polonius3
8 Apr 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
DOBROCHOWSKI: root-elements dobro (good) and chow (rearing, breeding); topo tag from Dobrochów, a village on the Polish-German border. German name: Zessendorf.
Pronunciation: dobroHUFFski.
DOBROCHOWSKI: root-elements dobro (good) and chow (rearing, breeding); topo tag from Dobrochów, a village on the Polish-German border. German name: Zessendorf.
Pronunciation: dobroHUFFski.
Polonius3
7 Apr 2012
Travel / Any Anglican churches in Poland? [35]
Are there any Anglican churches in Poland? If not, where do Brits worship? Just heard that some 20 Anglican clergymen in the US and some 200 parishioners have converted to Roman Catholicism during this Holy Week.
Are there any Anglican churches in Poland? If not, where do Brits worship? Just heard that some 20 Anglican clergymen in the US and some 200 parishioners have converted to Roman Catholicism during this Holy Week.
Polonius3
6 Apr 2012
Food / Easter meal on a typical Polish table? [16]
White sausage has to be boiled a good half hour to be fully cooked all teh way through . Pork tartare???? What bottle have you been hitting?
White sausage has to be boiled a good half hour to be fully cooked all teh way through . Pork tartare???? What bottle have you been hitting?
Polonius3
6 Apr 2012
Food / Easter meal on a typical Polish table? [16]
Boiling raw white sausage for a few mintues is great for trichinosis fans. Pork is never eaten 'rare' by anyone in his right mind!!!
Fully cooked smoked sausage needs to be only heated through.
Boiling raw white sausage for a few mintues is great for trichinosis fans. Pork is never eaten 'rare' by anyone in his right mind!!!
Fully cooked smoked sausage needs to be only heated through.
Polonius3
6 Apr 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
£OWKAJTIS: Looks to be theLithuanian version of the Polish name £owka (having to the with hunting), but spelt the Polish way (there is no letter £ or W in Lithuanian)..
BOBER: derived either from bóbr (beaver) or bober/bób (broad bean). One line of the family enjoyed szlachta status and was entitled to use the Gryf c-o-a.
MARCZEWSKI: probably originated as a toponymic tag for someone from Marczew or Marczewo (Markville, Markbury).
.¡Felíz Pascua!
£OWKAJTIS: Looks to be theLithuanian version of the Polish name £owka (having to the with hunting), but spelt the Polish way (there is no letter £ or W in Lithuanian)..
BOBER: derived either from bóbr (beaver) or bober/bób (broad bean). One line of the family enjoyed szlachta status and was entitled to use the Gryf c-o-a.
MARCZEWSKI: probably originated as a toponymic tag for someone from Marczew or Marczewo (Markville, Markbury).
.¡Felíz Pascua!
Polonius3
6 Apr 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
SZENK: Polish spelling of German Schenk (pub, inn); this is also the source of the Polish word szynk.
SZENK: Polish spelling of German Schenk (pub, inn); this is also the source of the Polish word szynk.
Polonius3
5 Apr 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
Perhaps Dambok was simply a dialectal regional verison of Dąbek!? There is a place in Iran called Kovalov but that doesn’t mean the Kowalskis or Kowalewskis are from there. Coincidentał and wholly unrelated place-names and surnames can occur anywhere in the world.
Perhaps Dambok was simply a dialectal regional verison of Dąbek!? There is a place in Iran called Kovalov but that doesn’t mean the Kowalskis or Kowalewskis are from there. Coincidentał and wholly unrelated place-names and surnames can occur anywhere in the world.
Polonius3
5 Apr 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
gadeborski
POTREPKA: Only Potrebka is used in Poland today. Origin obscure. Could it have been deriver from the Ruthenian version of potrzeba? Or maybe it had something to do with bugling if the main syllable was 'tręb'? Or maybe 'trepka' (wooden-soled slipper)? There is also a village in Serbia called Potreb!?
NIEMIEC: German; at times applied to indigenous Poles 'spod Niemca' (from the Prussian partition)
SZALANKIEWICZ: From Szalanek, possibly a variant form of szalunek (formwork, temporary wooden encasement for poured concrete); when the formwork-maker nicknamed Szalanek fathered a son - presto - instant Szalankiewicz!
BURKA: diminutive of bura (scolding, brow-beating)?
PRZYGODZKI: from przygoda (adventure); nickname for an adventurous soul or topo tag for someone from Przygody.
KRAJIŃSKI: Probably a toponymic tag from Krajno, Poland or Kraj, Belarus.
£APKOWSKI: root-word łapa (paw); topo nick from £apków or £apkowo (Pawville)
FEDEROWICZ: patronymic nick from Feder (eastern variant of Teodor)
ROGOWSKI: root-word róg (horn); topo nick from Rogowo or Rogów (Hornville).
Rogowski
FIGLEWSKI: root-word figiel (prank, trick); '-ewski' endings are usually for toponyms but maybe some practical jokers got humorously dubbed Figlewski.
For more info please contact me
gadeborski
POTREPKA: Only Potrebka is used in Poland today. Origin obscure. Could it have been deriver from the Ruthenian version of potrzeba? Or maybe it had something to do with bugling if the main syllable was 'tręb'? Or maybe 'trepka' (wooden-soled slipper)? There is also a village in Serbia called Potreb!?
NIEMIEC: German; at times applied to indigenous Poles 'spod Niemca' (from the Prussian partition)
SZALANKIEWICZ: From Szalanek, possibly a variant form of szalunek (formwork, temporary wooden encasement for poured concrete); when the formwork-maker nicknamed Szalanek fathered a son - presto - instant Szalankiewicz!
BURKA: diminutive of bura (scolding, brow-beating)?
PRZYGODZKI: from przygoda (adventure); nickname for an adventurous soul or topo tag for someone from Przygody.
KRAJIŃSKI: Probably a toponymic tag from Krajno, Poland or Kraj, Belarus.
£APKOWSKI: root-word łapa (paw); topo nick from £apków or £apkowo (Pawville)
FEDEROWICZ: patronymic nick from Feder (eastern variant of Teodor)
ROGOWSKI: root-word róg (horn); topo nick from Rogowo or Rogów (Hornville).
Rogowski
FIGLEWSKI: root-word figiel (prank, trick); '-ewski' endings are usually for toponyms but maybe some practical jokers got humorously dubbed Figlewski.
For more info please contact me
Polonius3
2 Apr 2012
Genealogy / Lubuskie Region / Rąpice Cemetery [19]
Are you sure it wasn't Meißner or Meissner rather than Miessner?
Are you sure it wasn't Meißner or Meissner rather than Miessner?
Polonius3
2 Apr 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
DOMBROWSKI**KOWALSKI**HAJDUKIEWICZ
DOMBROWSKI: variant spelling of Dąbrowski; either topographic (for someone living in or near an oak grove) or toponymic (for someone hailing from a locality called Dąbrów. Dąbrowa, Dąbrowo or similar.
KOWALSKI: root-word kowal (blacksmith); either patronymic for the blacksmith's son or helper or toponymic for someone from Kowale.
HAJDUKIEWICZ: possibly a double patronymic from hajda (mountain herdsman); the son could have been called Hajduk and the grandson --Hajdukiewicz.
DOMBROWSKI**KOWALSKI**HAJDUKIEWICZ
DOMBROWSKI: variant spelling of Dąbrowski; either topographic (for someone living in or near an oak grove) or toponymic (for someone hailing from a locality called Dąbrów. Dąbrowa, Dąbrowo or similar.
KOWALSKI: root-word kowal (blacksmith); either patronymic for the blacksmith's son or helper or toponymic for someone from Kowale.
HAJDUKIEWICZ: possibly a double patronymic from hajda (mountain herdsman); the son could have been called Hajduk and the grandson --Hajdukiewicz.
Polonius3
1 Apr 2012
Food / Easter meal on a typical Polish table? [16]
What is normally on your Easter table? Mostly home-made or shop-bought? Do you have your Easter fare blessed on Holy Saturday?
What is normally on your Easter table? Mostly home-made or shop-bought? Do you have your Easter fare blessed on Holy Saturday?
Polonius3
1 Apr 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
BARTKIEWICZ: patronymic nick from Bartek (Bart), short for Bartłomiej (Bartholomew).
DZIUNKA: Dziunka, Dziunia and Gunia are some of the numerous hypocoristic (pet) forms of the first name Magdalena. That would make this a metronymic nickname -- probably originally given to an unwed mother's bastard son. Feminine names and nouns often serve as surnames. Their feminine version usually has the ending -owa, hence Dziunkowa.
BARTKIEWICZ: patronymic nick from Bartek (Bart), short for Bartłomiej (Bartholomew).
DZIUNKA: Dziunka, Dziunia and Gunia are some of the numerous hypocoristic (pet) forms of the first name Magdalena. That would make this a metronymic nickname -- probably originally given to an unwed mother's bastard son. Feminine names and nouns often serve as surnames. Their feminine version usually has the ending -owa, hence Dziunkowa.
Polonius3
30 Mar 2012
Genealogy / Looking for Kulczycki family from Turza Slaska, Poland [14]
KULCZYCKI: topo nick from Kulczyce
WALOSZEK: Silesian dialectal version of Walaszek – traceable to first names Walenty and and Walerian or to place-name Walaszczyki.
KULCZYCKI: topo nick from Kulczyce
WALOSZEK: Silesian dialectal version of Walaszek – traceable to first names Walenty and and Walerian or to place-name Walaszczyki.
Polonius3
29 Mar 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
boletus
Gawroriski
Gawroński
Looks to be a clever piece of onomastic detective work. I don't think I would have thought of it. The way you juxtaposed the two spellings makes your hypothesis sound very plausible indeed. I wonder if the name was handnwritten or machine-printed.
boletus
Gawroriski
Gawroński
Looks to be a clever piece of onomastic detective work. I don't think I would have thought of it. The way you juxtaposed the two spellings makes your hypothesis sound very plausible indeed. I wonder if the name was handnwritten or machine-printed.
Polonius3
26 Mar 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
WO£KIEWICZ: The root here is wołk (Ruthenian for wolf; in Polish it's wilk), and the -wicz is a patronymic ending, so it emerged to describe the son of someone nicknamed Wołk; English equivalent Wolfson.
WO£KIEWICZ: The root here is wołk (Ruthenian for wolf; in Polish it's wilk), and the -wicz is a patronymic ending, so it emerged to describe the son of someone nicknamed Wołk; English equivalent Wolfson.
Polonius3
25 Mar 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
KURAŚ: root probably kur (cock) or kura (hen); possibly originated as a topo tag from Kuraszew or similar.
GULCZYŃSKI: most likely a topo nick from the village of Gulcz in Wielkopolska.
KURAŚ: root probably kur (cock) or kura (hen); possibly originated as a topo tag from Kuraszew or similar.
GULCZYŃSKI: most likely a topo nick from the village of Gulcz in Wielkopolska.
Polonius3
24 Mar 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
MI£OSTAN: root-words miły (kind, nice, pleasant) and stan (state of affairs, situation, shape). An Old Polish name similar to Miłosław and Miłobór.
MI£OSTAN: root-words miły (kind, nice, pleasant) and stan (state of affairs, situation, shape). An Old Polish name similar to Miłosław and Miłobór.
Polonius3
23 Mar 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
MALCZEWSKI: toponymic nick from the village of Malczewo or Malczew. Malczewska is the feminine version.
MALCZEWSKI: toponymic nick from the village of Malczewo or Malczew. Malczewska is the feminine version.
Polonius3
22 Mar 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
P£ASZCZYŃSKI: root-word płaski (flat); probably topo nick from Płaska, Płaszczyca, Płaszczak or similar (Flatville).
P£ASZCZYŃSKI: root-word płaski (flat); probably topo nick from Płaska, Płaszczyca, Płaszczak or similar (Flatville).
Polonius3
21 Mar 2012
Genealogy / Want to find a person [766]
What's his surname? If it's Kowalski or Nowak you're out of luck!
What's his surname? If it's Kowalski or Nowak you're out of luck!
Polonius3
21 Mar 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
BOROWIAK: probably patronymic from Borowy. Root-wrod bór (pine forest). The adjectiuval noun borowy coukd have originated as a topographic tag to descriebe someone living in or near such a forest, a toponmyic nick for an inhabitant of a locality called Bór or a descriptive; borowy can also mean crude, uncouth, reclusive, unkempt as of someone who leads a hermit-like existence and rarely leaves his forest.
BOCHOMULSKI: patronymic nick from one of the Ruthenian versions of bohomodlec (where the 'd' is dropped) -- meaning a pious person, literally one who prays to God.
BOROWIAK: probably patronymic from Borowy. Root-wrod bór (pine forest). The adjectiuval noun borowy coukd have originated as a topographic tag to descriebe someone living in or near such a forest, a toponmyic nick for an inhabitant of a locality called Bór or a descriptive; borowy can also mean crude, uncouth, reclusive, unkempt as of someone who leads a hermit-like existence and rarely leaves his forest.
BOCHOMULSKI: patronymic nick from one of the Ruthenian versions of bohomodlec (where the 'd' is dropped) -- meaning a pious person, literally one who prays to God.
Polonius3
19 Mar 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
PODSIAD£Y: It comes from the old verb podsiadać meaning to take someone else's (better) place at table (at a banquet or wedding feast for instance).
PODSIAD£Y: It comes from the old verb podsiadać meaning to take someone else's (better) place at table (at a banquet or wedding feast for instance).
Polonius3
19 Mar 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
ROSZAK: the -ak ending is usually a patronymic indicator, so it may have been derived from such fitrst namesd As Roch or Rościsław. Toponymically it could also trace back to such localties as Roszki or Roszków.
ROSZAK: the -ak ending is usually a patronymic indicator, so it may have been derived from such fitrst namesd As Roch or Rościsław. Toponymically it could also trace back to such localties as Roszki or Roszków.
Polonius3
18 Mar 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
BTW, there were nobles amongst the bearers of the Burdziński surname with a coat of arms to prove it!
BTW, there were nobles amongst the bearers of the Burdziński surname with a coat of arms to prove it!
Polonius3
18 Mar 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
Statistically the best bet is Wiśniewski (one of Poland's top 5 surnames).
Statistically the best bet is Wiśniewski (one of Poland's top 5 surnames).
Polonius3
17 Mar 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
Indeed, it could well have originated as a toponymic tag from the village of Butryny in Warmia-Mazury or Butrymowce in Podlasie near the Lithuanian border. Many names have multiple sources of origin. There also was once a Polish word butrym (variant form: butryn) which meant a fat, pudgy-faced child.
Indeed, it could well have originated as a toponymic tag from the village of Butryny in Warmia-Mazury or Butrymowce in Podlasie near the Lithuanian border. Many names have multiple sources of origin. There also was once a Polish word butrym (variant form: butryn) which meant a fat, pudgy-faced child.
Polonius3
16 Mar 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
£ĄCZ: root-word eitehr łączyć (to bind, join together, link) or łączka (diminutive of łąka = meadow). Possibly originated as a topo tag from £ącza, £ączany, £ączka or similar.
Longer surnames traceable to that root include Lączak, £ączek, £ączkowski and £ączyński..
£ącz is pronounced wunch, but I'm sure it has got Anglo-mangled into something like latch!.
£ĄCZ: root-word eitehr łączyć (to bind, join together, link) or łączka (diminutive of łąka = meadow). Possibly originated as a topo tag from £ącza, £ączany, £ączka or similar.
Longer surnames traceable to that root include Lączak, £ączek, £ączkowski and £ączyński..
£ącz is pronounced wunch, but I'm sure it has got Anglo-mangled into something like latch!.
Polonius3
14 Mar 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
ZDZIENICKI: toponymic tag from the village of Żdżenice (Konin area), pronounced the Masurianised way.
ZDZIENICKI: toponymic tag from the village of Żdżenice (Konin area), pronounced the Masurianised way.