These
names are used by Slavic peoples.
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FIJAŁKOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Fijałkowo.
FINK German, Slovene, English, JewishNickname for a lively or cheerful person, Jewish ornamental name derived from the Germanic word for "finch", and German translation of Slovene
Šinkovec which is from
šcinkovec or
šcinkavec meaning "finch".
FLORKOWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from Florków in Częstochowa voivodeship, or Florki from Przemyśl voivodeship, both so named from Florek, a pet form of the personal name
Florian.
FURMAN Polish, Czech, Slovak, Jewish, Slovene, English, German (Anglicized)Polish, Czech, Slovak, Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic), and Slovenian: occupational name for a carter or drayman, the driver of a horse-drawn delivery vehicle, from Polish, Yiddish, and Slovenian
furman, a loanword from German (see
Fuhrmann)...
[more] GADŽO BosnianIt is assumed that Gadžo derives from the old-Indian gārhya ("domestic") and means farmer, villager, head of the house or husband.
GAGARIN RussianA Russian surname derived from the word gagara, meaning loon (a waterbird, genus Gavia). Notable people with the surname include: Gagarin family, a Rurikid princely family.
GALEWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from Galew, Galewice, or Galów in the voivodeships of Kalisz, Kielce, or Konin.
GALICKI Jewish, PolishA Jewish and Polish surname for someone from a lost location called 'Galice'
GALKIN RussianDerived from Russian галка
(galka) meaning "jackdaw".
GAŁKOWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from Gałkowo in Suwałki voivodeship or Gałków in Piotrków voivodeship, both places named from
gałka meaning ‘knob’, ‘lump’.
GANUS Russian, UkrainianPossibly derived from Russian анис
(anis) referring to the anise (
Pimpinella anisum) plant or from the Turkish given name
Gainislam itself from Arabic عَيْن
(ʿayn) meaning "spring, source" combined with the name of the religion
Islam.
GARCZYŃSKI Polishhabitational name for someone from a place called Garczyn, in Gdańsk and Siedlce voivodeships.
GĄSIOR PolishFrom the Polish
gąsior meaning "gander" (male goose).
GĄSIOROWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Gąsiorowo, for example in Kalisz or Poznań voivodeships.
GAVAZANSKY Belarusian, JewishMeans "from the town of Gavezhno". Gavezhno is a town in Belarus. For more information go here http://www.jewishgen.org/Belarus/newsletter/54surnames.htm
GELLER Yiddish, German, RussianThe name may derive from the German word "gellen" (to yell) and mean "one who yells." It may derive from the Yiddish word "gel" (yellow) and mean the "yellow man" or from the Yiddish word "geler," an expression for a redheaded man...
[more] GIERLACHOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Gierlachów.
GOGOL Ukrainian, Polish, JewishMeans "Common goldeneye (a type of duck)" in Ukrainian. Possibly a name for a fowler. A famous bearer was Nikolai Gogol.
GOLAB PolishNickname for a mild-mannered or peace-loving man, from Polish
golab "dove".
GOŁAŃCZ PolishIt denotes that a family originated in the eponymous Greater Polish town.
GOŁYŃSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Gołyń.
GÓRA PolishA Polish and Jewish name that means; ‘mountain’, ‘hill’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived on a hillside or in a mountainous district, or perhaps a nickname for a large person
GORBACHEV RussianFrom Russian горбун
(gorbun) meaning "hunchback, humpback". A notable bearer is Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-), a former Soviet politician.
GOSCINNY PolishDerived from Polish adjective
gościnny from word
gość meaning 'guest'.
GRABAREK PolishOccupational name from a diminutive of grabarz ‘grave digger’.
GRĄBCZEWSKI PolishIt indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Grąbczewo.
GRADOWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Gradowo in Włocławek voivodeship.
GRETZKY Russian, BelarusianOriginally derived from an old Russian word that meant "Greek", though in modern times, the word means "Greek nut" (walnut). A notable bearer is Wayne Gretzky, a former Canadian ice hockey player.
GRODSKY Polish, JewishAltered spelling of Polish
Grodzki, a habitational name from Grodziec or Grodzie, places named with gród ‘castle’, ‘fortification’ (cognate with Russian grad). ...
[more] GRZEGORZEWSKI Polishhabitational name for someone from Grzegorzowice or Grzegorzewice, both named with the personal name
Grzegorz, Latin Gregorius
GUTA BosnianPossibly a mispronunciation of the Bosnian word for the verb "gutati" (to swallow) or "guta" (swallowing).
GWIZDALA PolishNickname for someone noted for his cheerful whistling, from a derivative of
gwizdac ‘to whistle’.
HADŽIĆ BosnianDerived from Arabic حَاجّ
(ḥājj) meaning "pilgrim", a title given to Muslims who have completed the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
HAŠEK Czech (?)Meaning "Pure" or "Chaste" from Latin
Castus, a shortening of
Castulus. Diminutive of the personal name Haštal. Noteable people with this surname include Dominik Hašek, a Czech ice hockey Goal-tender and Jaroslav Hašek, a Czech satirist and Journalist, most known for his satirical novel, 'The Good Soldier Švejk'.
HERINGH SlovakHeringh, no history known, people having these surnames in Slovakia belong to the same family, very untypical for this region - Slovakia in the middle of Europe.
HILLFAIR UkrainianA fair someone. One who does a fair thing. Hill is which lives on a hill, other meanings of a fine hill, good for agriculture, hillfair as a fair hill.
HOČEVAR SloveneOriginally indicated a person from Kočevje (Gottschee County), a city and municipality in southern Slovenia.
HODŽIĆ BosnianDerived from the Persian title خواجه
(xâje) meaning "lord, master, owner". It is a cognate of the Albanian
Hoxha.
HOMOLKA CzechFrom
homolka meaning "(cone-shaped lump of) cream cheese". The word homolka itself is derived from
homole "cone". This was either a nickname for a mild person or an occupational name for someone who made cheese.
HOSPOD Polish, SorbianFrom the Proto-Slavic
gospod, meaning "lord, or host." Variant of the Old Polish
gospodzin, meaning "landlord." It also may be a geographic surname from the village of
Kospoda, of the same etymological origin, near the border of the former Kingdoms of Saxony and Bohemia.
HRDINA Czech, SlovakHrdina is a Czech and Slovak surname meaning "hero". Two notable bearers are Jan Hrdina, and Jiří Hrdina, both are ice hockey players.
HRUSZEWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Podlachian village of Hruszew.
HRYNIEWSKI PolishIt indicates familial origin within any of several Polesian villages named "Hryniewicze".
HUDEC Czech, SlovakOccupational name for a fiddler, hudec, a derivative of housti meaning "to play the fiddle".
HURTA CzechNickname for an aggressive person, from hurt ‘attack.’
HUSTOPEČE CzechThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Moravian towns.
IMAMOVIĆ BosnianMeans "son of the imam" in Bosnian, referring to a title used by Muslim leaders.