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

Merged: Last name translation...

Hey, everyone.
Im new here :)
I'm from the US. Well, my father was adopted by his step father, so his last name was changed from, Kasmiski, to, Russell. Leaving me without my well deserved Polish last name.

I've always been curious, if possible, what does Kasmiski translate into? Any and all feed back is appreciated! Thank you :)

Is there an equivalent name to Alicia, in the Polish language?

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

Thank you :)

Travel / Greatest Old Towns in Poland [74]

I'm curious.. call this a dumb question if you will, but is there reasoning for the color choice on the majority (well what I've noticed) of Poland buildings. They're very bright colored, from what I can tell, beautiful if you ask me. Just wasn't sure what, if any, reasoning was behind it.

Thank you :)

Travel / Greatest Old Towns in Poland [74]

Nope. Just was curious. Being from the US, I don't see much of that. Like I referred to the colors, "beautiful ". I was intrigued, actually.