These
names are used by Slavic peoples.
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TWARDOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within any of 3 Greater Polish villages: 2 named Twardowo or 1 named Twardów.
TWERSKY RussianRussian surname derived from Tver Oblast (known as Kalinin from 1931-1990, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
UHLÍŘ CzechUhlíř is a originally craftsman dedicated to the production of charcoal. It is also called a person involved in the distribution of coal....
[more] ULATOWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from Ulatowo in Ostrołęka voivodeship, a place named with Old Polish ulot, ulatać meaning "to fly away".
ULYANOV RussianMeans "son of
Ulyan". This was the surname of communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), who was born as Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov.
UMIASTOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Umiastów.
URBAN English, French, German, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Hungarian, JewishFrom a medieval personal name (Latin Urbanus meaning "city dweller", a derivative of urbs meaning "town", "city").
URBAŃSKI Polishhabitational name for someone from a place named with the personal name Urban.
URUSOV RussianFrom Slavic
urush which means "warrior". This was the surname of a noble family in Russia.
URZĘDOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish town of Urzędów.
VELÍŠEK Czech, Italian, CroatianVelliscig is an Italian surname with no small population base and spread almost exclusively in Friuli. The center of origin of this surname must be identified in the ancient Kingdom of Hungary - Bohemia between the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary....
[more] VIDOVIĆ Croatian, SerbianIt is formed by adding the patronymic suffix
-ić and the possessive infix
-ov- to the given name
Vid.
VOBORNÍK Czech, SlovakPříjmení Voborník vzniklo dle svého bydliště, tedy z obory. Oborníky mívali naši předkové, byli to správcové nebo strážcové obor, lesní a hajní v oborách (slovo toto žije v příjmení Oborník, Voborník)...
[more] VOLKONSKY RussianThis indicates familial origin within the vicinity of the Volkona river south of Moscow. This was the name of a Russian family of nobility.
VOROBEY UkrainianUkrainian surname taken from the word
воробе́й (vorobey) meaning "sparrow".
VORONKOV RussianDerived from the Russian word
voron, meaning "raven". Possibly refers to a dark haired, or harsh voiced individual.
VORONOV RussianPatronymic derived from Russian ворон
(voron) meaning "raven".
VRÁTIL CzechDerived from the past participle of the verb vrátit "to return". The name was perhaps used to denote a person who came back to his home following a long absence.
WACŁAWSKI PolishA habitational surname for someone from a place named Wacławice or a place called Wacławów, which were all named from the personal name
Wacław.
WARSZAWA PolishPlace name for a person from Warsaw, the capital of Poland.
WASILEWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 Podlachian villages in Gmina Repki: Wasilew Skrzeszewski or Wasilew Szlachecki.
WĘDROGOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Wędrogów.
WEGRZYN PolishEthnic name for a Hungarian, derivative of Polish
Wegier "Hungarian",
Wegry "Hungary".
WENCES SlavicBased on Wenceslaus or Wenceslas, latinized forms of name of Slavic rulers in various forms such as Václav, Wacław, Więcesław, Vyacheslav, Vjenceslav, etc. Derived from the Slavic words veli/vyache/więce/više ("great(er), large(r)"), and slava ("glory, fame")...
[more] WIECZOREK PolishThe name comes from the noun in the
evening and it is a diminutive. Originally mean someone born at this time of the day.
WIERZBOWSKI PolishTaken from the word
wierzba meaning "willow", this name may have designated someone who lived near a willow tree.
WILEWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Wilewo.
WILK Polish, Scottish, EnglishPolish: from Polish
wilk ‘wolf’, probably from an Old Slavic personal name containing this element, but perhaps also applied as a nickname for someone thought to resemble a wolf or connected with wolves....
[more] WINSININSKI Polish (Anglicized)Winsininski is an anglicized version of the name "Wisniewski", which is from multiple places in Poland called Wisniewo, Wisniew, and Wisniewa. These names all have "wisna" which means cherry, or cherry tree....
[more] WIŚNIEWSKI PolishTaken from the word
wiśnia meaning "sour cherry". It is sometimes said to be the third most popular surname in Poland.
WITKOWSKI Polishhabitational name for someone from any of the places in Poland called Witkowo, Witków, or Witkowice, named with the personal name Witek.
WŁOSZCZOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 Lesser Polish localities: the town of Włoszczowa or the village of Włoszczowice.
WODZIŃSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from Wodzin in Piotrków voivodeship, named with Polish woda meaning "water".
WOJCIECHOWSKA PolishHabitational name for someone from any of several places called Wojciechowo or Wojciechów, named with the personal name
WOJCIECH.
WOJCIECHOWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from any of several places called Wojciechowo or Wojciechów, named with the personal name
WOJCIECH.
WOJCIK PolishComes from a diminutive of
Wójt, a status name from Polish wójt
village headman, a borrowing of German Vogt; also a pet form of the personal name
Wojciech.
WÓJCIŃSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from any of the many places called Wójcin, or from Wójcina in Tarnów voivodeship, named with wójt meaning "village headman".
WOŹNIAK Polish, JewishDerivative or patronymic from the occupational or status term wozny ‘beadle’, ‘city official’.
WRZESIŃSKI Polishhabitational name for someone from a place called Września in Poznań voivodeship, or a place called Wrzesina or Wrzesiny, named with wrzos ‘heather’.
WUJEK PolishIt literally means "uncle" in Polish but it could possibly refer to the Polesian village of the same name.
WYSOKIŃSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Wysokin.
WYSZYŃSKI PolishIt indicates familial origin within any of several Podlachian villages named ''Wyszonki''.
YEFIMOVICH RussianGrigori Yefimovich who is best known as "Rasputin" was a Russian peasant, mystic and private adviser to the Romanovs (Tsar Nicholas II and his wife Tsarina Alexandra in the early 20th century).
YUSUPOV Uzbek, Avar, Tajik, Turkmen, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tatar, Crimean Tatar, JewishMeans "son of
Yusup", also used by Central Asian Jews. This was the name of a Russian family of nobility of Crimean Tatar ancestry.
ZÁČEK CzechŽáček means "small school boy" in Czech. A famous bearer is Chicagoan writer Dennis Začek.
ZAGÓROWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within either the Lesser Polish village of Zagórowa or the Greater Polish town of Zagórów.
ZAGURSKI PolishDerived from the Polish places Zagórz and Zagórze. Also given to those who lived on the side of a hill opposite a main settlement -
za means "beyond" and
góra means "hill".
ZAJĄCZKOWSKI PolishA habitational name that was given to someone from any of the various places named Zajączki, Zajączkowo, or Zajączków (which were named for 'zajączek', a diminutive of the Polish word 'zając', meaning ‘hare’.)
ZAK PolishA nickname given to youthful or studious people. Comes from the Polish
zak, meaning "student" or "schoolboy". It originally meant "novice" or "candidate for the priesthood", and so in some cases it is perhaps a nickname for someone who had been destined for holy orders.
ZAKHAEV RussianRussian surname, likely a derivative of the given name
Zakhey combined with the Russian suffix "-ev" ("of"), therefore meaning "of Zakhey."...
[more] ZALE Polish (Anglicized)Possibly from a Polish surname, the meaning of which is uncertain (it may have been a variant of the surname
Zalas which originally indicated one who lived "on the other side of the wood", from
za "beyond" and
las "forest").
ZALUSKY UkrainianDerives from the Slavic word
zalew, meaning "bay" or "flooded area". Given to families who lived near water or areas that flooded often.
ZAREMBA PolishName for a woodcutter, derived from Polish
zarabac, meaning ''to hack or chop''.
ZASLAVSKY Russian, JewishRussian Jewish surname derived from Iziaslav (also called Zaslav), the name of a city in Volhynia, Ukraine.
ŻBIKOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Żbikowice.
ZDROJEWSKI PolishHabitational name for someone from any of several places called Zdroje or Zdrojewo, in particular in Bydgoszcz voivodeship, named with Polish zdroje meaning "springs","spa".
ZEBRZYDOWSKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Zebrzydowice.
ZELAZNY PolishFrom Polish zelazny, ‘iron’, a nickname for a strong personality or someone who ruled ‘with a rod of iron’.
ZELIESKA PolishPolish Ashkenazic surname, possibly derived from surname
Zieliński what is a habitational name for someone from Zielona or Zielonka (places in Poland), deriving from the root word meaning "green".
ZELNÍČKOVÁ CzechFeminine form of
Zelníček, this is the maiden name of Donald J. Trump's first wife,
Ivana Zelníčková Trump.
ZGŁOBICKI PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Zgłobice.
ZGŁOBIEŃIAK PolishHabitational name for somebody who comes from the village of Zgłobień in Poland.
ZIĘBA PolishFrom ‘finch’; a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird or maybe because a person lived in an area with many finches. Perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a birdcatcher or dealer.
ZIEJA PolishDerived from Polish
ziajać meaning "to spontaneously/violently show negative feelings". This surname denoted someone who complained often.
ZOLOTAREV RussianMeans "son of the goldsmith" derived from Russian золотарь
(zolotar) meaning "goldsmith".