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Subject: Re: Last name
Author: Nanaea   (Authenticated as Nanaea)
Date: June 12, 2003 at 10:19:53 AM
Reply to: Last name by Cecilia
Okay, this is according to Hanks & Hodges, so don't blame me for the meaning of this surname...

Kwasinski is probably a variation of the surnames Kwasniewski and Kwasniak. It's a Polish nickname "for a sour-faced individual" ("kwasniak"), from the Polish word "kwasny" meaning "sour, peevish", which comes from the Polish word "kwas" meaning "acid".

-- Nanaea

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