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Arek m Polish
Diminutive of Arkadiusz.

Bartek m Polish
Polish diminutive of Bartłomiej or Bartosz.

Bolek m Polish
Diminutive of Bolesław.

Czarek m Polish
Diminutive of Cezary.

Darek m Polish
Diminutive of Dariusz.

Dominik m German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Polish, Hungarian, Croatian
Form of Dominic used in various languages.

Eryk m Polish
Polish form of Eric.

Franciszek m Polish
Polish form of Franciscus (see Francis).

Franek m Polish
Diminutive of Franciszek.

Fryderyk m Polish
Polish form of Frederick. A famous bearer was the Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849), also known by the French form of his name Frédéric.

Grzesiek m Polish
Diminutive of Grzegorz.

Henryk m Polish
Polish form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Irek 2 m Polish
Diminutive of Ireneusz.

Izaak m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Isaac.

Jacek m Polish
Modern form of Jacenty.

Janek m Estonian, Polish, Czech
Estonian, Polish and Czech diminutive of Jaan or Jan 1.

Jarek m Polish, Czech
Diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element jarŭ meaning "fierce, energetic", such as Jarosław or Jaroslav. It is sometimes used independently.

Jaropełk m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Yaropolk.

Julek m Polish
Diminutive of Juliusz or Julian.

Jurek m Polish
Diminutive of Jerzy.

Kazik m Polish
Diminutive of Kazimierz.

Krzysiek m Polish
Diminutive of Krzysztof.

Leszek m Polish
Originally a diminutive of Lech. The name was borne by several medieval dukes of Poland.

Ludwik m Polish
Polish form of Ludwig.

Maciek m Polish
Diminutive of Maciej.

Marek m Polish, Czech, Slovak, Estonian
Polish, Czech and Slovak form of Mark.

Mirek m Polish, Czech, Slovak
Diminutive of Miroslav and other names beginning with the Slavic element mirŭ meaning "peace, world". It is sometimes used independently.

Olek m Polish
Short form of Aleksander.

Patryk m Polish
Polish form of Patricius (see Patrick).

Piotrek m Polish
Diminutive of Piotr.

Przemek m Polish
Diminutive of Przemysław.

Radek m Czech, Polish
Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Slavic element radŭ meaning "happy, willing". In Poland it is usually a diminutive of Radosław.

Stefek m Polish
Polish diminutive of Stefan.

Świętopełk m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Svatopluk.

Tomek m Polish
Diminutive of Tomasz.

Tymek m Polish
Diminutive of Tymoteusz.

Waldek m Polish
Polish diminutive of Waldemar.

Wawrzyniec m Polish
Polish form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).

Witek m Polish
Diminutive of Witold or Wit.

Władek m Polish
Diminutive of Władysław.

Włodek m Polish
Diminutive of Włodzimierz.

Wojtek m Polish
Diminutive of Wojciech.

Zbyszek m Polish
Diminutive of Zbigniew.

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