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[Surname] Polish surname TULINSKI
The woman I met said, her ancestors were from Poland. What does her name mean?
Andy
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Definitely a Polish surname, but a rare one. Polish spelling, Tuliński, but with a feminine form, Tulińska.
As to the meaning, it looks like it's from a place name, maybe Tulin, Tulina, Tuliny, etc., the adjectival -ski suffix disguises the original spelling if it ends in a vowel. I have to mention that an online search for any of the above spellings produced no result. I did see a Polish language website that appeared to associate the surname with a place called Tulice, but that doesn't look right.
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Thank you for the information, Jim!
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Cheers, Andy.
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