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Christian names, i.e., Biblical names and saint's names; Slavic names of pre-Christian origin. The names of Slavic saints, such as Wojciech (St Adalbert), Stanisław (St Stanislaus), or Kazimierz , belong to both of these groups. Slavic names used by historical Polish monarchs, e.g. Bolesław, Lech, Mieszko, Władysław, are
Several dozen place names in the United States have names of Polish origin, most a legacy of Polish immigration to the United States. Others were named after Polish-American heroes, such as Casimir Pulaski or Tadeusz Kościusko.
Pages in category "Polish-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,001 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The adjective "Polish" translates to Polish as polski (masculine), polska (feminine) and polskie (neuter). The common Polish name for Poland is Polska. The latter Polish word is an adjectival form which has developed into a substantive noun, most probably originating in the phrase polska ziemia, meaning "Polish land". [3]
Surnames of Polish origin (3 C, 120 P) Pages in category "Polish names" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Polish-language surnames (2 C, 1,991 P) S. Surnames of Silesian origin (2 C, 21 P) T. Polish toponymic surnames (77 P) Pages in category "Surnames of Polish origin"
Pages in category "Polish masculine given names" The following 187 pages are in this category, out of 187 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Germanic name Adalbert is sometimes associated with Wojciech, or Vojtech, but the two names are not linguistically related. Their components and meanings are completely different, but the names may have become associated as a result of the 10th-century St. Adalbert of Prague (born Vojtěch Slavník) having taken the name Adalbert at his ...