Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

Trojanowskis originated in the slums of Ropczyce in southern Poland - they were notorious thieves, drunkards and rapists - the surname more or less states that the forefather used poison ('trucizna') to inherit all of the measly fortune of his father (he was a bastard) - Troajnowski women were know to walk like ducks for ages :) - I'm sure you are quite proud of your ancestry :)

Genealogy / Seeking Czarniecki family members and ancestors from Lublin, also Margiewicz, Danilowicz and Andrulewicz [77]


Jewish tenants of Polish magnates or significant nobles often accepted the surnames of the latter - I have personally know a person of Jewish descent named Potocki (Potoccy were among the most powerful magnates in the 18th century Poland) - this can be the story behind the surname Czarniecki and perhaps some other surnames from the list

btw if you want to get in touch with your possible relatives in Poland why not trying to ask Jewish organisations in Poland

Life / Babcia or Busha - any social class difference? [359]

not really - it does not mean there are no such though (but I think the sound is alien to English phonology - many are after all - even in Polish dialects there are sounds that are alien to standard Polish phonology - you would be surprised that Kurpian dialect has the sound very similar to English 'th' in 'that' among other peculiar sounds)

Life / Babcia or Busha - any social class difference? [359]


ale these are clearly ż for Polish ears and far from ź or zia -

History / Should Poland organize March of the Living in Volhynia and Eastern Lesser Poland? [65]

I am not sure such things should be taught in school, neither Nazi crimes should be taught in school - there is far too much history in schools actually while we live in present and not the past

History / Should Poland organize March of the Living in Volhynia and Eastern Lesser Poland? [65]


sure - go and pave the way :)


to achieve what - what do you think Jews are achieving judging from the devastation their youth leave behind in Polish hotels

Life / Are Polish roads really this bad? [237]

yes - but only since quite recently (2008)

Work / How much is the average living cost in Poland for foreign student? [46]

depends on the city - accomodation is the biggest expense - basic Polish foods are pretty cheap - so is transportation in most cities (Warsaw is the most expenisve city accomodation and commuting wise)

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

'coming from Karczew' - guessing from the name form Karczew must be in Masovia or Bigger Poland (Wielkopolska) - I'm pretty sure you can find an entry on 'Karczew' in Polish wikipedia (if not in English) (aha there actually could be or could have been a couple of Karczews in Poland some may be in the present day Ukraine or Belarus)

Law / Buying a USED CAR in Poland, my personal experiences and TRAPS to avoid !! [133]


bolshoi does not mean ballet but big, great

History / 'Battle of Britain' won thanks to Polish aces !! [158]


quite frankly I cannot see a connection here - would Germany or the Soviet Union be beaten that way? no

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1410]


you look very Polish actually - there are plenty of Polish girls who look like that


well Poles are a mixed race anyway - all those tribe migrations and military incursions from all sides left a trace and also people settling in from all parts of Europe in historical times (Scotts, Italians, Armenians, Tatars, Jews - hardly any black heritage though)

Genealogy / Meaning of surname Wlodarski [26]


for some reason (historical mainly) there are lots of place names in Poland that are connected with professions - Kuchary (cooks), Kowale (smiths), Krawce (tailors), Szewce (shoemakers) Grotniki (fletchers), Szczytniki (shield makers), Koniuchy (horse breeders), Skotniki (cattle butchers or breeders), Rybaki (fishers),, Toporniki (axe makers), Owczary (sheep breeders) and many many others

that you get Kucharscy, Kowalscy, Skotniccy of these local place names is no mystery nor wonder - most of such place-name-derived personal names are to be attributed to the noble classes (but definitely not all - some people where named after the place they came from not being of nobility in the slightest)

if a surname is profession derived it reads simply as Kucharz, Kowal, Krawiec, Szewc, Szewczyk (Szewczyk is a son of a szewc/shoemaker), Młynarz, Rybak, Woźnica)

btw those surnames which are connected with actual Polish towns or cities are mostly not exactly very Polish - Dawid Warszawski is of Jewish descent - it is a direct translation of a typical Jewish surname that grew from a place name like Lubliner, Lomzer

those places in Polish surnames tend to be small - you wouldn't have Lwowski nor Warszawski surname of Polish nobility


yes, both can be true

Genealogy / Meaning of surname Wlodarski [26]

włodarz has a range of meanings as does steward - there is no one exact translation in either way

actually włodarz means rather owner or ruler than steward - but it could have been different in the times past

Genealogy / Meaning of surname Wlodarski [26]


the meaning is pretty clear - and I don't think steward is a good translation of Polish włodarz

Genealogy / Meaning of surname Wlodarski [26]

pip


can't be true because in the times Polish surnames started to be created Włodary were no part of Poland and probably Polish was not even spoken there - I know this for sure because I live nearby

there must have been other Włodarys in the Commonwealth of Both Nations - probably in Ukraine now or the place gone missing since


there are plenty of place names in Poland and lands that were ruled previously by Poland which bear names like Kowale, Kowal which could have given rise to the Kowalski surname - and they did it surely - I don't say some Kowalski surnames were not created from the profession of individuals yet this is against a rule - Kowal simly would be the surname derived from one's smith's profession

Genealogy / Meaning of surname Wlodarski [26]

how come - -ski ending is a basic way to denote some connexion with a place (area) in Polish (and most Slavic languages) - Toruń - toruński, Warszawa - warszawski, Węgry - węgierski,

and your explanation that Włodarski means 'steward' is completely incomprehensible to me

the overwhelming majority of Polish surnames ending in -ski are place derived surnames (as is mine for example) - many such places are not in Poland anymore (say they are now Ukraine) - why should specifically Włodarski be different

Genealogy / Meaning of surname Wlodarski [26]

pip - by what means is Włodarski supposed to mean 'steward' - where did you get that from?

as for most of the -ski names this one is a place derived surname - there are places in Poland that bear names like Włodary which most probably gave rise to the surname -

History / 'Battle of Britain' won thanks to Polish aces !! [158]

I don't know if it weren't for the Poles the BoB would end as it did

but I believe those Polish pilots who reached Britain in 1940 were among the best trained and most committed flyers in the world back then - if many of them managed to shoot down Messerschmitts in their tiny outdated P-11's in 1939 they must have been good

Travel / Need advice where to visit/party in Poland..Krakow? [20]

there is a direct night train from Kraków to Prague
rozklad-pkp.pl/traininfo.php/pn/400704/362268/79426/93855/4095/?q =pl/node/146&ld=pkp&seqnr=6&ident=3g.02371129.1312873696&
you arrive in Prague in the morning

you can book seats in the train but only in their ticket offices on the main railway station (seems no booking online for the train but you can try maybe you have more luck than me) (booking is optional but can be adviseable in the summertime) - there are also sleeping carriages/couchettes on the train

there is also a direct train from Berlin to Kraków departing from Berlin Hauptbanhof (Hbf)
rozklad-pkp.pl/traininfo.php/pn/819117/477865/145940/200069/409 5/?q=pl/node/146&ld=pkp&seqnr=3&dent=ba.091129.1312874827&


this is a EuroCity train so I guess they serve food on board

Travel / Need advice where to visit/party in Poland..Krakow? [20]

yes definitely Kraków - the travel from Kraków back to Prague is shorter than from Warsaw or Gdańsk - and Kraków is the nicest city in Poland for a short visit - definitely most tourist oriented - perhaps not as beautiful as Prague (I have been in Prague years ago but I can't really say I have seen Prague - just a ride through no sightseeing) - but has big historic appeal and it is great just to walk around the Kraków Rynek - it's kind a magical

enjoy

Travel / Why do you visit Poland? [223]

judging by your nickname you are Czech Sidlisztie :) sorry Sidliste

Life / Are the Polish Police Gutless? [21]


including risking their lives? and does a policeman know when is he going to face a risk to his life - any law enforcing can turn into life threatening situation

and look at the whole 'HWDP' culture - I'm not sure where it came from but from a basic logic stance the culture is self-defeating (I wonder if there is steady increase in youth crime - if so I would be hardly surprised)delphiandomine


there was significant decline in crime during PiS mostly due the export of louts to the UK - there was no shortage of basic stuff in the police during PiS government - maybe this is just the case of affluent state of finances back then (the best economical period in free Poland so far) - and somehow the police seemed much more up to task back then


maybe it is enough for some to hear 'Praw i Sprawiedliwość' - 'Law and justice' to be repulsed

btw do you call getting after those corrupt officials in the Treasury who granted tax breaks to people like Stokłosa a witchhunt -

Poland's National Prosecutor Janusz Kaczmarek found it disturbing that so long acted with impunity corrupt group of high -ranking officials of the Ministry of Finance and tax authorities . For bribes allows them to avoid or lowering taxes. Kilkusobowa group was arrested Tuesday.

The prosecutor Janusz Kaczmarek said in a Day Signals that the detained officials acted since the early 90's to 2002 , and also later . Guest Ones confirmed that the investigation appeared surname of the entrepreneur and former Senator Henry Stokłosy .

Life / Are the Polish Police Gutless? [21]

ok this is 2010 presidential election - I could have mistaken these for 2007 parliamentary elections

but PO won a decisive victory back then too -

76.2 per cent . detained in detention centers and prisons across the country voted for PO and 7.6 percent . for the Democrats ; Law and Justice with a score of 2.8 percent . was under the threshold of the election - said the spokesperson of the Central Board of Prison Service Luiza Sałapa .

Entitled to vote in closed circuits prison was 87 447 people. Voted 61 688 eligible , or 70.5 percent .

PiS only had 2.8 per cent not 28 as the title states

Life / Are the Polish Police Gutless? [21]

welcome to the PO run country where policemen have to buy electric bulbs and toilet paper for their offices themselves

btw PO won an overwhelming victory in jails - over 90 per cent in almost every single jail

isn't caring for people's safety not the single most important thing the official state is for - if so then PO fails to run a state miserably

btw there are numerous reports that the police don't show up because they have not enough money to pay for their fuel - this is also why the police presence in the streets (say night patrols) severely decreased - and again they are not paid enough and now they limited their retirement priviledges - not much incentive to go after crime

News / IS POLAND INFLUENTIAL? [16]


open your mind pal - 3rd tier country? - any better?

History / Kashubians are nation in Poland? [124]


quite interesting actually

History / Kashubians are nation in Poland? [124]


that Goths lived around Gdańsk Bay at the time you mention is commonly accepted among scientists - however this is no evidence Kashubians are their descendants - Goths most probably moved further south in time as we find them on Dnieper and even the Black Sea in some 3rd century AD - they have left traces along their migration route and even linguistic traces in neighbouring common Slavic speech (a good couple of words borrowed from the Goths by Slavs and perhaps a couple that made the opposite way too) - my guess (I am not that well informed on the subject) they haven't left any populations behind in the course of the migration

Life / In need of good Polish jokes about Polish culture, people, etc [239]

It is an old joke - 2 drunkard sit and drink methyl alcohol and suddenly one says - Let's drink faster, it's getting dark ;)

Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4500]

there is very serious possibility your ancestors never had any coat of arms because they most probably were not nobles - btw were nobles really noble