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Type Surname (from location)
Gender Masculine
Scripts מאיובסקי(Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ma.ˈjɔf.ski/(Polish, German) /ma.ˈjɔv.ski/(Jewish (Ashkenazi)) /ma.ˈjɔv.skɪ/(Jewish (Ashkenazi)) /ma.ˈjɔu̯.sʲkʲi/(Ukrainian)  [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsMakosky, Makovsky, Makowsky, Mayowska, Mayowsky, Me'iyovski

Meaning & History

Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Maków, Makowa, or Makowo, all named with Slavic mak ‘poppy’. This surname is also found in Germany. Compare Makosky and Makowsky.

In some cases possibly also an altered form of Ukrainian Makovsky, a cognate of 1 above.
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