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Pages in category "Polish masculine given names" The following 189 pages are in this category, out of 189 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Family names first appeared in Poland around the 13th century and were only used by the upper social classes of society. Over time the Polish nobility became grouped into heraldic clans (Polish ród herbowy) whose names survived in their shared coats of arms. Members of one clan could split into separate families with different surnames ...
Most of the names on this list are typical examples of surnames that were adopted when modern surnames were introduced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In the romantic spirit, they refer to natural features: virta 'river', koski 'rapids', mäki 'hill', järvi 'lake', saari 'island' — often with the suffix -nen added after the model ...
Pages in category "Polish given names" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Arseniusz; E. Eleuter;
Given names which have been used by individuals (historical and fictitious). Use template {{ Given name }} to populate this category. (However, do not use the template on disambiguation pages that contain a list of people by given name.)
The patronymic custom in most of the Horn of Africa gives children the father's first name as their surname. The family then gives the child its first name. Middle names are unknown. So, for example, a person's name might be Bereket Mekonen . In this case, Bereket is the first name and Mekonen is the surname, and also the first name of the father.
Pages in category "Polish names" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Pages in category "Masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 9,730 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .