Behind the Name: Polish Names

OLAF m Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Polish
From the Old Norse name Áleifr meaning "ancestor's descendent", derived from the elements anu "ancestor" and leifr "descendent"... [more]

OLEK m Polish
Polish short form of ALEXANDER

OLGA f Russian, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Spanish
Russian form of HELGA... [more]

OLIMPIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian
Form of OLYMPIA

OLIWIA f Polish
Polish form of OLIVIA

OSKAR m Scandinavian, German, Polish, Slovene
Scandinavian, German, Polish and Slovene form of OSCAR

OTYLIA f Polish
Polish form of ODILIA

PATRYCJA f Polish
Polish feminine form of Patricius (see PATRICK).

PATRYK m Polish
Polish form of Patricius (see PATRICK).

PAULA f German, English, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Scandinavian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Paulus (see PAUL)... [more]

PAULINA f Spanish, Polish, Swedish, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Paulinus (see PAULINO).

PAWEŁ m Polish
Polish form of PAUL

PELAGIA f Ancient Greek, Greek, Polish
Feminine form of PELAGIUS... [more]

PIA f Italian, Scandinavian, German, Polish, Slovene, Late Roman
Feminine form of PIUS

PIOTR m Polish
Polish form of PETER

PRZEMEK m Polish
Diminutive of PRZEMYSŁAW

PRZEMKO m Polish
Diminutive of PRZEMYSŁAW

PRZEMO m Polish
Diminutive of PRZEMYSŁAW

PRZEMYSŁ m Polish
From an old Slavic name which meant "trick, stratagem"... [more]

PRZEMYSŁAW m Polish
From a Slavic name meaning "thought and glory".

RACŁAW m Polish
Short form of RADOSŁAW

RADEK m Czech, Polish
Diminutive of Slavic names beginning with rad "happy".

RADOMIŁ m Polish
Polish form of RADOMIL

RADOMIŁA f Polish
Polish feminine form of RADOMIL

RADOSŁAW m Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements rad "happy" and slav "glory".

RADOSŁAWA f Polish
Feminine form of RADOSŁAW

RADZIMIERZ m Polish
Means "happiness and peace" from the Slavic element rad "happy" combined with mir "peace".

RAFAŁ m Polish
Polish form of RAPHAEL

RAJMUND m Polish, Slovene
Polish and Slovene form of RAYMOND

REGINA f English, Italian, Polish, German, Scandinavian, Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "queen"... [more]

RENARD m French (Rare), Polish (Rare)
French and Polish form of REYNARD... [more]

RENATA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Slovene, Late Roman
Feminine form of RENATUS

ROBERT m English, French, Scandinavian, German, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Romanian
Means "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright"... [more]

ROCH m French, Polish
French and Polish form of ROCCO

ROKSANA f Russian, Polish
Russian and Polish form of ROXANA

ROLAND m English, French, Polish
Means "famous land" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and land... [more]

ROMAN m Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovene, German
From the Roman cognomen Romanus which meant "Roman" in Latin.

ROMANA f Italian, Polish, Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Romanus (see ROMAN).

RÓŻA f Polish
Means "rose" in Polish.

RUDOLF m German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovene
From the Germanic name Hrodwulf, which was derived from the elements hrod "fame" and wulf "wolf"... [more]

RUPERT m German, Dutch, English, Polish
Low German form of ROBERT... [more]

RUTA f Polish
Polish form of RUTH

RYSZARD m Polish
Polish form of RICHARD

SABINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian
Feminine form of Sabinus, a Roman cognomen meaning "Sabine" in Latin... [more]

SALOMEA f Polish
Polish form of SALOME

SALOMON m French, Scandinavian, Finnish, Polish
French, Scandinavian, Finnish and Polish form of SOLOMON

SAMUEL m English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemu'el) which could mean either "name of God" or "God has heard"... [more]

SARA f Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Slovene, Polish, English, Arabic
Cognate of SARAH

SEBASTIAN m German, English, Scandinavian, Polish, Finnish, Romanian
From the Roman name Sebastianus which meant "from Sebaste" in Latin... [more]

SERAFIN m Polish
Polish form of Seraphinus (see SERAPHINA).

SERAFINA f Italian, Polish
Italian and Polish form of SERAPHINA

SERGIUSZ m Polish
Polish form of SERGIUS

SEWERYN m Polish
Polish form of Severinus (see SEVERINO).

SEWERYNA f Polish
Polish form of SEVERINA

SŁAWOMIR m Polish
Means "glory and peace" from the Slavic elements slav "glory" and mir "peace".

SŁAWOMIRA f Polish
Polish feminine form of SŁAWOMIR

SOBIESŁAW m Polish
From an old Slavic name which meant "usurp glory".

SOBIESŁAWA f Polish
Polish feminine form of SOBIESŁAW

STANISŁAW m Polish
Polish form of STANISLAV... [more]

STANISŁAWA f Polish
Feminine form of STANISŁAW

STEFAN m German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian
Cognate of STEPHEN, and a Romanian variant of ȘTEFAN.

STEFANIA f Italian, Polish, Romanian
Italian, Polish and Romanian feminine form of STEPHEN

STEFCIA f Polish
Diminutive of STEFANIA

SULISŁAW m Polish
From an old Slavic name which meant "better fame".

ŚWIĘTOMIERZ m Polish
Means "blessed and peaceful" from Slavic svyanto "blessed, holy, bright" and mir "peace".

ŚWIĘTOPEŁK m Polish
Polish form of SVYATOPOLK

ŚWIĘTOSŁAW m Polish
Polish form of SVYATOSLAV

SYLWESTER m Polish
Polish form of SILVESTER

SYLWIA f Polish
Polish form of SILVIA

SZCZEPAN m Polish
Polish form of STEPHEN

SZCZĘSNY m Polish
Means "lucky, successful, happy" in Polish, a vernacular form of FELIX.

SZYMON m Polish
Polish form of SIMON

TADEUSZ m Polish
Polish form of THADDEUS

TATIANA f Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name Tatius, which is of unknown meaning... [more]

TEKLA f Scandinavian, Russian, Polish
Scandinavian, Russian and Polish form of THEKLA

TEODOR m Scandinavian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian
Cognate of THEODORE

TEODORA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Theodoros (see THEODORE).

TEODOZJA f Polish
Polish form of THEODOSIA

TEOFIL m Polish
Polish form of THEOPHILUS

TEOFILA f Italian, Polish
Italian and Polish feminine form of THEOPHILUS

TERESA f Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, Polish, German, Scandinavian, English
Cognate of THERESA... [more]

TOBIASZ m Polish
Polish form of TOBIAS

TOMASZ m Polish
Polish form of THOMAS

TOMEK m Polish
Diminutive of TOMASZ

TYMON m Polish
Polish form of TIMON

TYMOTEUSZ m Polish
Polish form of TIMOTHY

TYTUS m Polish
Polish form of TITUS

URBAN m Danish, Swedish, Polish, Slovene
From the Roman name Urbanus which meant "city dweller" in Latin... [more]

URIASZ m Polish
Polish form of URIAH

URSZULA f Polish
Polish form of URSULA

WACŁAW m Polish
Polish form of WENCESLAS

WACŁAWA f Polish
Feminine form of WACŁAW

WALDEK m Polish
Polish diminutive of WALDEMAR

WALDEMAR m German, Scandinavian, Polish
Germanic cognate of the Slavic name VLADIMIR, composed of the Germanic elements wald "rule" and meri "famous".

WALDUŚ m Polish
Polish diminutive of WALDEMAR

WALENTY m Polish
Polish form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).

WALENTYNA f Polish
Polish form of VALENTINA

WALERIA f Polish
Polish form of VALERIA

WALERIAN m Polish
Polish form of Valerianus (see VALERIAN).

WALERY m Polish
Polish form of VALERIUS

WALTER m English, German, Scandinavian, Polish
From a Germanic name meaning "ruler of the army", composed of the elements wald "rule" and heri "army"... [more]

WANDA f English, Polish
Possibly from a Germanic name meaning "a Wend", referring to the Slavic people who inhabited eastern Germany... [more]

WAWRZYNIEC m Polish
Polish form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

WERA f Polish
Polish form of VERA (1) or a short form of WERONIKA

WERONIKA f Polish
Polish form of VERONICA

WIELISŁAW m Polish
From an old Slavic name which meant "great glory".

WIESŁAW m Polish
Short form of WIELISŁAW

WIESŁAWA f Polish
Feminine form of WIELISŁAW

WIKTOR m Polish
Polish form of VICTOR

WIKTORIA f Polish
Polish form of VICTORIA (1)

WILHELM m German, Polish
German cognate of WILLIAM... [more]

WINCENTY m Polish
Polish form of VINCENT

WIOLA f Polish
Diminutive of WIOLETA

WIOLETA f Polish
Polish form of VIOLET

WIOLETTA f Polish
Polish form of VIOLET

WISŁAW m Polish
Short form of WIELISŁAW

WISŁAWA f Polish
Feminine form of WIELISŁAW

WIT m Polish
Polish form of VITUS or WIDO

WITOŁD m Polish
Older Polish form of WITOLD

WITOLD m Polish, German
Polish form of VYTAUTAS... [more]

WŁADYSŁAW m Polish
Polish cognate of VLADISLAV... [more]

WŁADYSŁAWA f Polish
Feminine form of WŁADYSŁAW

WŁODEK m Polish
Diminutive of WŁODZIMIERZ and other Polish names beginning with the element wlod "rule".

WŁODZIMIERZ m Polish
Polish cognate of VLADIMIR

WŁODZISŁAW m Polish
Polish cognate of VLADISLAV

WOJCIECH m Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements voi "soldier" and tech "solace, comfort, joy".

WOJCIECHA f Polish
Feminine form of WOJCIECH

WOJTEK m Polish
Diminutive of WOJCIECH

ZACHARIASZ m Polish
Polish form of ZECHARIAH

ZBIGNIEW m Polish
Means "to dispel anger" from the Slavic elements zbit "to dispel" and gniew "anger".

ZDZISŁAW m Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements zde "here" and slav "glory".

ZDZISŁAWA f Polish
Feminine form of ZDZISŁAW

ZENON m Ancient Greek, Polish
Older form of ZENO, as well as the modern Polish form.

ZIEMOWIT m Polish
From an old Slavic name which meant "lord of the family"... [more]

ZOFIA f Polish
Polish form of SOPHIA

ZOJA f Czech, Polish
Czech and Polish form of ZOE

ZOSIA f Polish
Diminutive of ZOFIA

ZUZANNA f Polish, Latvian
Polish and Latvian form of SUSANNA

ZYGFRYD m Polish
Polish form of SIEGFRIED

ZYGMUNT m Polish
Polish form of SIGMUND

ZYTA f Polish
Possibly a Polish form of ZITA (1), or possibly a short form of FELICYTA.

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