polonius
13 Feb 2013
Genealogy / THE MEANING AND RESEARCH OF MY POLISH LAST NAME, SURNAME? [4501]
£UPA – Squint-eyed or frog-eyed (bulging eye) person.
OSZCZEJANEK: Possibly from oszczaj (urinate all over) – maybe said of a bed-wetter
OSIECZANEK: from verb osiekać (to cut down, fell); perhaps said of a wood-
cutter)
MIUR: Uncertain; possibly from miara (measure) in one of its dialectal versions miora or miura..
TOPOLEWO: toponymic tag from places such as Topolew or Topolewo (Poplarville).
TOMASZEWSKI: Toponymic tag from Tomaszew or Tomaszewo (Tomsville)
ROZWORA: wooden pole linking front and back of horse-drawn farm cart
OCHWAL: Possibly originated to indicate someone always sighing with the Polish interjection ‘och’.
GRĘDZIEŃSKI: Probably toponymic tag from Grędzina or similar.
GORACKI: From góra (hill, mountain); more common form – Górecki.
£UPA – Squint-eyed or frog-eyed (bulging eye) person.
OSZCZEJANEK: Possibly from oszczaj (urinate all over) – maybe said of a bed-wetter
OSIECZANEK: from verb osiekać (to cut down, fell); perhaps said of a wood-
cutter)
MIUR: Uncertain; possibly from miara (measure) in one of its dialectal versions miora or miura..
TOPOLEWO: toponymic tag from places such as Topolew or Topolewo (Poplarville).
TOMASZEWSKI: Toponymic tag from Tomaszew or Tomaszewo (Tomsville)
ROZWORA: wooden pole linking front and back of horse-drawn farm cart
OCHWAL: Possibly originated to indicate someone always sighing with the Polish interjection ‘och’.
GRĘDZIEŃSKI: Probably toponymic tag from Grędzina or similar.
GORACKI: From góra (hill, mountain); more common form – Górecki.