Message: "Koszla" - Behind the Name

Koszla

by D. Germain (guest)

11/27/2006, 8:29 PM

I have a friend who's last name is Koszla (kosh-la)... He said it was cut down from a longer name when his ancestors came from Poland. Koszla means Basket I believe .. so what would it be shortened from?

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- Jim Young (guest) +3

11/30/2006, 7:07 AM

Koszla is a Polish surname, as is Kosz£a (that funny L again). Koszlaga, Koszlajda, Koszlak, and Koszlawski - all Polish surnames, but none of them common. I haven't a clue what any of them mean.

- Sean Foglai (guest)

12/2/2006, 8:34 PM

I tried a Polish translation site with 'Kosz' ...and got 'basket' or 'bin'. So maybe they all derive from basket-makers ...plausible ...not sure how likely?? We know the ending is simply a diminutive meaning essentially "son of" or "descended from".

Any Slavic geniuses out there, please help!

- Agata (ADT) +1

12/2/2006, 7:48 PM

It's not exactly a "funny L" ...
It's the next letter that comes in the alphabet. It looks like an L with a line through it. And it's pronunced like the English W.

- Jim Young (guest)

12/7/2006, 3:18 PM

Yes, but having to repeat that explanation every time a name comes up with that letter, nie dobrze.

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