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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.
Bolesław, Boleslaw, Boleslav or Boleslaus in Latin, is a male given name of Slavic origin meaning great glory. Feminine forms: Bolesława / Boleslava. It was the favoured dynastic name in the Polish Piast dynasty and also, to a considerably lesser extent, among the Czech Přemyslids. Into the Piasts was borrowed from Přemyslids through ...
Jacek (Polish: [ˈjat͡sɛk] ⓘ) is a Polish given name of Greek origin related to Hyacinth, through the archaic form of Jacenty.Its closely related equivalents are: Jacinto (Spanish and Portuguese), Giacinto (), Jácint and Jacint (Catalan, shortened to Cint or Cinto following the Catalan tradition of hypocorising through apheresis).
Wojciech (IPA: [ˈvɔjt͡ɕɛx] ⓘ) is a Polish name, equivalent to Czech Vojtěch, Slovak Vojtech, and German Woitke.The name is formed from two Slavic roots: wój (Slavic: voj), a root pertaining to war.
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Małgorzata (Polish pronunciation: [mawɡɔˈʐata]) is a common Polish female given name derived through Latin Margarita from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης (margarítēs), meaning "pearl". It is equivalent to the English "Margaret". Its diminutive forms include Małgośka, Małgosia, Gosia, Gośka, Gosieńka, Gosiunia.
Borrowings from Polish tend to be mostly words referring to staples of Polish cuisine, names of Polish folk dances or specialist, e.g. horse-related, terminology. Among the words of Polish origin there are several words that derive from Polish geographic names and ethnonyms, including the name Polska, "Poland", itself.
Przemysław (Polish pronunciation: [pʂɛˈmɨswaf]) is a Polish Slavic given name, meaning someone who is clever or ingenious.It is derived from another Polish name Przemysł, cognate to Czech Přemysl.