Polonius3
11 Feb 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
SKALMOWSKI: toponymic tag from Skalimowo.
SKALMOWSKI: toponymic tag from Skalimowo.
Polonius3
11 Feb 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
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.
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.
Polonius3
9 Feb 2012
Polonius3
9 Feb 2012
Language / Spelling "aunt" in Polish [142]
Sure they say that in Poland. You constantly hear 'ale jaja!'
Sure they say that in Poland. You constantly hear 'ale jaja!'
Polonius3
9 Feb 2012
Love / Valentines Day & Polish men [130]
Valentine's Day is a purely commercial ploy designed for one purposes alone -- to divest people of their hard-earned cash and make the filthy rich exploiters even filthier. Full stop!
Valentine's Day is a purely commercial ploy designed for one purposes alone -- to divest people of their hard-earned cash and make the filthy rich exploiters even filthier. Full stop!
Polonius3
8 Feb 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
Don't you mean Andrzejewski?
Don't you mean Andrzejewski?
Polonius3
8 Feb 2012
News / Does Poland support the idea of Slavic unity? [142]
The dispartiy between Western-Latinic-Cathoilic Slavdom, to which Poles, Czechs,. Slovak, Croates and Wends belong ,and the Eastern-Cyrillic-Byzantine-Orthodox camp is far too great for any thought of unity.les feel a closer affinity with non-Slavic Hungarians and Italians than with the eastern branch of the Slavic family. Also, Panslavism in tis 19th-century edition is invariably associated with Muscovite hegemony -- not something Poles take too that well.
The dispartiy between Western-Latinic-Cathoilic Slavdom, to which Poles, Czechs,. Slovak, Croates and Wends belong ,and the Eastern-Cyrillic-Byzantine-Orthodox camp is far too great for any thought of unity.les feel a closer affinity with non-Slavic Hungarians and Italians than with the eastern branch of the Slavic family. Also, Panslavism in tis 19th-century edition is invariably associated with Muscovite hegemony -- not something Poles take too that well.
Polonius3
8 Feb 2012
History / Do Polish people in general dislike Russia or Germany more? [369]
A joke I heard a number of years ago. A Pole was asked if he had to shoot a German and a Russian, whom would he shoot first, The reply: 'Naturally the German!' *Why?' 'Bo najpierw obowiązek, potem przyjemność! (Because duty comes first, then pleasure!).
A joke I heard a number of years ago. A Pole was asked if he had to shoot a German and a Russian, whom would he shoot first, The reply: 'Naturally the German!' *Why?' 'Bo najpierw obowiązek, potem przyjemność! (Because duty comes first, then pleasure!).
Polonius3
8 Feb 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
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.
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.
Polonius3
7 Feb 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
S£OJEWSKI: root-word słój (jar or tree ring or layer of rock, marble, etc.); topo nick from Słoja or similar.
S£OJEWSKI: root-word słój (jar or tree ring or layer of rock, marble, etc.); topo nick from Słoja or similar.
Polonius3
7 Feb 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
KRISZCZUK: Haven't we already dealt wiith this name recently? The -uk is a Rutrhenian patornymic indicator, but which language did the basic root come from? One Lithuanian equivalent of Christopher (Polish Krzysztof) is Krisèius. In Ukrainian it is Христофор but it may have been turned into some endearing pet form. The Englihs equivalent of the surname would be Chrstopherson.
KRISZCZUK: Haven't we already dealt wiith this name recently? The -uk is a Rutrhenian patornymic indicator, but which language did the basic root come from? One Lithuanian equivalent of Christopher (Polish Krzysztof) is Krisèius. In Ukrainian it is Христофор but it may have been turned into some endearing pet form. The Englihs equivalent of the surname would be Chrstopherson.
Polonius3
6 Feb 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
It could be both but I would venture to say it was of Polish origin.
It could be both but I would venture to say it was of Polish origin.
Polonius3
6 Feb 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
SOBOLEWSKI: Could be Polish, Russian, Ukrainian or Belarusian. Soból is the Polish word for sable and in Russian it is cоболь. The
-ewski ending suggests toponymic origin, and there are numerous places in Poland, Russia, Ukraine (Sobolewo, Sobolew, etc.) that could have generated it.
KOZIARSKII: Amongst the bearers of the Koziarski surname there were two separate noble lines entitled to use the Ślepowron and Wężyk coats of arms resepctively.
SOBOLEWSKI: Could be Polish, Russian, Ukrainian or Belarusian. Soból is the Polish word for sable and in Russian it is cоболь. The
-ewski ending suggests toponymic origin, and there are numerous places in Poland, Russia, Ukraine (Sobolewo, Sobolew, etc.) that could have generated it.
KOZIARSKII: Amongst the bearers of the Koziarski surname there were two separate noble lines entitled to use the Ślepowron and Wężyk coats of arms resepctively.
Polonius3
5 Feb 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
FRENDAK: probably patronymic nick from Frend --- short (pet) form of the German first name Ferdinand. There are a couple people in Poland surnamed Frendak.
KOZIARSKI: patronymic from koziarz (goatherd), hence the goatherd's boy.
FRENDAK: probably patronymic nick from Frend --- short (pet) form of the German first name Ferdinand. There are a couple people in Poland surnamed Frendak.
KOZIARSKI: patronymic from koziarz (goatherd), hence the goatherd's boy.
Polonius3
4 Feb 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
The Mazowsze region is Poland's main Rukat stronghold, notably Greater Warsaw as well as the Ciechanów and Siedlce areas.
The Mazowsze region is Poland's main Rukat stronghold, notably Greater Warsaw as well as the Ciechanów and Siedlce areas.
Polonius3
4 Feb 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
RUKAT: possibly from Old Polish verb rukać (to squeal during rutting time said of pigs); also to fart.
RUKAT: possibly from Old Polish verb rukać (to squeal during rutting time said of pigs); also to fart.
Polonius3
2 Feb 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
Litwinski
LITWIŃSKI: patronymic = son of the Lithuanian; the normal adjective for Lithuanian is litewski.
Litwinski
LITWIŃSKI: patronymic = son of the Lithuanian; the normal adjective for Lithuanian is litewski.
Polonius3
2 Feb 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
'Bez łaski' or inverted to 'łaski bez' or with the augmentative 'łachy bez' (for greater emphasis) is a sarcastic retort along the lines of 'don't do me any favours!'
'Bez łaski' or inverted to 'łaski bez' or with the augmentative 'łachy bez' (for greater emphasis) is a sarcastic retort along the lines of 'don't do me any favours!'
Polonius3
1 Feb 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
in Czech laska means love (sam root as Polish łaska (mercy, grace, favour, clemency).
in Czech laska means love (sam root as Polish łaska (mercy, grace, favour, clemency).
Polonius3
1 Feb 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
KLABACHA **** JĘTKA
KLABACHA: Also Klabach is used in Poland but is not of Polish origin. It could come from the dialectal German verb klabastern (to bungle, bumble) or the noun Klabautermann (bogyman). At least one Polish onomastician believes Klabachto be a Gertman pet form of the first name Nikolaus. The surname Klabacha in today's Poland is most common in the former Galicja area of the SE.
JĘTKA, JETKA: from jętka - an ephemerid (insect whose entire lifespan is 24 hrs). Yetka looks to be an Anglophone phonetic respelling to facilitate pronunciation.
Merged: Laska surname correction
The Laska surname entry should read:
LASKA: stick, cane, pole, the modern slang meaning bit of fluff, bird, chick, good-looker, knock-out, etc. did not exist when surnames were emerging centuries ago.
KLABACHA **** JĘTKA
KLABACHA: Also Klabach is used in Poland but is not of Polish origin. It could come from the dialectal German verb klabastern (to bungle, bumble) or the noun Klabautermann (bogyman). At least one Polish onomastician believes Klabachto be a Gertman pet form of the first name Nikolaus. The surname Klabacha in today's Poland is most common in the former Galicja area of the SE.
JĘTKA, JETKA: from jętka - an ephemerid (insect whose entire lifespan is 24 hrs). Yetka looks to be an Anglophone phonetic respelling to facilitate pronunciation.
Merged: Laska surname correction
The Laska surname entry should read:
LASKA: stick, cane, pole, the modern slang meaning bit of fluff, bird, chick, good-looker, knock-out, etc. did not exist when surnames were emerging centuries ago.
Polonius3
31 Jan 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
Tetzlaff also spelled as Tatzlaw and Tatzłaff is Germanized form of Polish Tacław. Derived from an ancient Slavic name, in old Polish Ciesław, Ciechosław, or it's Czech equivalent Teslav, or Těchoslav, so take your pick.
This surname exists in Poland but is not of Polish origin; it is the Germanised version of the Czech name Tetěslav .
LASKA: stick, cane, pole, 'knock-out; the modern slang meaning bit of fluf', bird, chick, good-looker, etc. did not exist when surnames were emerging centuries ago.
Tetzlaff also spelled as Tatzlaw and Tatzłaff is Germanized form of Polish Tacław. Derived from an ancient Slavic name, in old Polish Ciesław, Ciechosław, or it's Czech equivalent Teslav, or Těchoslav, so take your pick.
This surname exists in Poland but is not of Polish origin; it is the Germanised version of the Czech name Tetěslav .
LASKA: stick, cane, pole, 'knock-out; the modern slang meaning bit of fluf', bird, chick, good-looker, etc. did not exist when surnames were emerging centuries ago.
Polonius3
31 Jan 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
modafinil
BRZĘCZYSZCZYKIEWICZ (???): non-existent but appears derived from verb brzęczeć denoting a clinking, clanging, jingling or buzzing sound. A buzzer is a brzęczyk and 1 person in Poland uses that surname. His son might have become Brzęczykiewicz, but someone added a superfluous extra syllable (szczy) just to heighten the ridiculous effect.;
modafinil
BRZĘCZYSZCZYKIEWICZ (???): non-existent but appears derived from verb brzęczeć denoting a clinking, clanging, jingling or buzzing sound. A buzzer is a brzęczyk and 1 person in Poland uses that surname. His son might have become Brzęczykiewicz, but someone added a superfluous extra syllable (szczy) just to heighten the ridiculous effect.;
Polonius3
31 Jan 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
GASIŃSKI; root-word gasić (to douse, extinguish a flame); topo nick from Gasyzna (Douseton).
GĄSIŃSKI: root-word gęś; topo nick from Gąsin (Gooseville).
GASIŃSKI; root-word gasić (to douse, extinguish a flame); topo nick from Gasyzna (Douseton).
GĄSIŃSKI: root-word gęś; topo nick from Gąsin (Gooseville).
Polonius3
30 Jan 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
TERESKO: most likely source feminine first name Teresa; metronymics were often used to identify an unwed motjer's bastard: Less likely but not impossible as a source tereśnia (Old Polish for sweet cherry, czereśnia in modern Polish).; the -ko ending is more common in the Ruthenian tongues than in Polish but was once widepsread in Old Polish first names: Zbyszko, Staszko, Janko, etc.
TERESKO: most likely source feminine first name Teresa; metronymics were often used to identify an unwed motjer's bastard: Less likely but not impossible as a source tereśnia (Old Polish for sweet cherry, czereśnia in modern Polish).; the -ko ending is more common in the Ruthenian tongues than in Polish but was once widepsread in Old Polish first names: Zbyszko, Staszko, Janko, etc.
Polonius3
27 Jan 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
WARANOWICZ: the only thing 100% certain is that it started as a patronymic tag -- the -ic and -icz are nearly always indicators of paternity! As for the basic root, perhaps this originated as a topo-patronymic. Someone from Варановка in Russia got nicknamed Waran and the son he fathered became Waranowicz. Or maybe the source was the Lithuanian locality of Varaniškiai.
WARANOWICZ: the only thing 100% certain is that it started as a patronymic tag -- the -ic and -icz are nearly always indicators of paternity! As for the basic root, perhaps this originated as a topo-patronymic. Someone from Варановка in Russia got nicknamed Waran and the son he fathered became Waranowicz. Or maybe the source was the Lithuanian locality of Varaniškiai.
Polonius3
27 Jan 2012
Genealogy / Surname Krzyszczuk [35]
While Krzyszczuk. Kryszczuk, Kryshchuk and suchlike trace back to Krzysztof, possibly alsdo Krzysztan, Krzczuk (used by one of the eaarlier posters of this thread) could have come from krzciuk, a dialetcal form of kciuk (thumb).
While Krzyszczuk. Kryszczuk, Kryshchuk and suchlike trace back to Krzysztof, possibly alsdo Krzysztan, Krzczuk (used by one of the eaarlier posters of this thread) could have come from krzciuk, a dialetcal form of kciuk (thumb).
Polonius3
26 Jan 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
KOSAKIEWICZ: from kosak (a kind of knife for coring cabbage or cutting straw). Someone nicknamed Kosak (like in the 'Mack the knife' song') fathered a son who got dubbed Kosakiewicz.
KADZIECKI: probably topo nick from Kadzie (Cauldrons, Cauldronville).
KOSAKIEWICZ: from kosak (a kind of knife for coring cabbage or cutting straw). Someone nicknamed Kosak (like in the 'Mack the knife' song') fathered a son who got dubbed Kosakiewicz.
KADZIECKI: probably topo nick from Kadzie (Cauldrons, Cauldronville).
Polonius3
24 Jan 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
JSMoczydlowski
MOCZYD£OWSKI: topo nick from Moczydło; a moczydło is a small pond, forest pool or very large puddle.
JSMoczydlowski
MOCZYD£OWSKI: topo nick from Moczydło; a moczydło is a small pond, forest pool or very large puddle.
Polonius3
23 Jan 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
MALEŃCZAK: The -czak ending is a dead give-away that this is a name of patronymic origin. Someone was nickanmed Maleńki (tiny, runt, little guy) and when he sired a son, fellow-villagers called the offspring Maleńczak (Tiny's boy). The largest concentrations are in the recovered lands, meaning that this name was most popular in the one-half of pre-war Poland annexed by Stalin and never returned. The Jelenia Góra area in the country's extreme SW corner contains one such concentration.
WIELGAT: root-woird wielgi (dialłectal for wielki - big, large, hude): wielgat and othjer such words (wielgas, wielgogh, wielgus, etc.) were used to describe a moutain of man, a big bruiser or the biggest and beefiest bloke in the village.
MALEŃCZAK: The -czak ending is a dead give-away that this is a name of patronymic origin. Someone was nickanmed Maleńki (tiny, runt, little guy) and when he sired a son, fellow-villagers called the offspring Maleńczak (Tiny's boy). The largest concentrations are in the recovered lands, meaning that this name was most popular in the one-half of pre-war Poland annexed by Stalin and never returned. The Jelenia Góra area in the country's extreme SW corner contains one such concentration.
WIELGAT: root-woird wielgi (dialłectal for wielki - big, large, hude): wielgat and othjer such words (wielgas, wielgogh, wielgus, etc.) were used to describe a moutain of man, a big bruiser or the biggest and beefiest bloke in the village.
Polonius3
23 Jan 2012
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]
CZAPSKI: most likely a toponymic tag from several localiteis called Czaple (czapla is a heron). The letter 'L' must have dropped out of Czaplski somewhere along the line becuase it was hardly audible anyway. Or maybe a long-legged bloke got nicknamed Czapla and his son got patronymically dubbed Czap(l)ski.
CZAPSKI: most likely a toponymic tag from several localiteis called Czaple (czapla is a heron). The letter 'L' must have dropped out of Czaplski somewhere along the line becuase it was hardly audible anyway. Or maybe a long-legged bloke got nicknamed Czapla and his son got patronymically dubbed Czap(l)ski.