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Lechia is an ancient name of Poland, [6] [7] stemming from the legendary founder and supposed ruler, Lech (a common first name today). The root syllable survives in several European languages and in some Central Asian and Middle Eastern names designating Poland, for example: Lenkija in Lithuanian; Lehia in Romanian; Lengyelország in Hungarian
Polish names have two main elements: the given name, and the surname. The usage of personal names in Poland is generally governed by civil law , church law, personal taste and family custom. The law requires a given name to indicate the person's gender.
List of Polish people. ... Feliks Dzierżyński (1877–1926), founder of Soviet State Security under the original name Cheka; Edward Gierek (1913–2001), ...
Among other foreign exonyms for the Polish people are Lithuanian Lenkai; Hungarian Lengyelek; Turkish Leh; Armenian: Լեհաստան Lehastan; and Persian: لهستان (Lahestān). These stem from Lechia, the ancient name for Poland, or from the tribal Lendians. Their names are equally derived from the Old Polish term lęda, meaning plain or ...
Pages in category "Polish masculine given names" The following 188 pages are in this category, out of 188 total. ... List of people named Piotr; Lotar (name) Lubomir ...
The name "Poland" is derived from the most powerful of the tribes — the Polans. Their name, in turn, derives from the word pole — field, and translates as "Men of the fields". [3] It was also used for the eastern Polans, a perhaps unrelated East Slavic tribe that lived in the region of the Dnieper River in Eastern Europe.
People from Gubin, Poland (7 P) H. People from Hrubieszów (10 P) I. People from Iława (20 P) People from Inowrocław (1 C, 24 P) J. People from Jarocin (15 P)
Pages in category "Polish people" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Maksymilian Cygalski; M.