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Meaning of the Russian surname "Poplawski"

by Nikki Scodras (guest)

6/11/2004, 6:55 AM

I am curious as to the meaning of the name Poplawski. It is Russian and probably related to Poplavski/Poplavsky. Anyone know? Thanks.

#Poplawski #Russian

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- Sean Foglai (guest)

6/13/2004, 7:14 PM

I found a Russian word, "popleska" which means peasant. Also, "pop" can mean priest ...just FYI ...

- Nikki (guest) +1

6/11/2004, 7:43 AM

Correction, I'm now pretty sure the name is Polish, with the "-ski" meaning "son of", if the suffix "-lawski" doesn't mean something entirely different.

- Anon. (guest)

6/13/2004, 3:40 AM

I think it may be based on the Serbo-Croatian or Slowenian word for flood: 'Poplava' (this is also a surname).

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