https://forum.polishorigins.com/index.php Ask & share everything you would like to learn and tell about your origins in Poland en-EN (c) Copyright 2026 by PolishOrigins(TM) Forum forum@polishorigins.com (PolishOrigins Forum) forum@polishorigins.com (PolishOrigins Webmaster) Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:14:14 +0200 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:14:14 +0200 http://backend.userland.com/rss phpBB2 RSS Syndication Mod by Lucas 1 http://forum.polishorigins.com/templates/sephia/images/rss2.png https://forum.polishorigins.com/index.php Ask & share everything you would like to learn and tell about your origins in Poland https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=1385#1385 <br /> Author: <a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2'>Zenon</a><br /><br /> Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:00 am<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Hello cj,<br /> <br /> No, Weso&#322;owski and W&#281;glikowski are two different surnames of distinct origins. <br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold">Weso&#322;owski</span> derives from Polish word<span style="font-style: italic"> weso&#322;y</span>, or (old-fashioned) <span style="font-style: italic">wieso&#322;y</span> - &quot;merry, cheerful&quot;.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold">W&#281;glikowski</span> derives from Polish word <span style="font-style: italic"> w&#281;giel</span>, or (old-fashioned) <span style="font-style: italic">w&#261;gl</span> - &quot;coal, carbon&quot;.<br /> <br /> <br /> Click here two listen Polish pronunciation of both:<br /> <br /> Weso&#322;owski <a href="http://say.expressivo.com/ewa/Weso&#322;owski" target="_blank">http://say.expressivo.com/ewa/Weso&#322;owski</a> <br /> W&#281;glikowski <a href="http://say.expressivo.com/ewa/W&#281;glikowski" target="_blank">http://say.expressivo.com/ewa/W&#281;glikowski</a> <br /> <br /> If you are looking for more information about W&#281;glikowskis or Weso&#322;owskis you can check Polish Genealogy Databases <a href="http://polishorigins.com/databases/:" target="_blank">http://polishorigins.com/databases/:</a><br /> <br /> Weso&#322;owski <a href="http://polishorigins.com/databases/index?s=weso%C5%82owski" target="_blank">http://polishorigins.com/databases/index?s=weso%C5%82owski</a><br /> W&#281;glikowski <a href="http://polishorigins.com/databases/index?s=w%C4%99glikowski" target="_blank">http://polishorigins.com/databases/index?s=w%C4%99glikowski</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://polishorigins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=577#577" target="_blank" class="postlink">Sources </a> https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=1385#1385 Zenon Fri Dec 11, 2009 6:00 am https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=1385#1385 https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=1314#1314 <br /> Author: <a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=331'>cj</a><br /><br /> Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:40 am<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Could these two names be variant spellings of the same name?<br /> <br /> Thank you. https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=1314#1314 cj Sun Nov 29, 2009 10:40 am https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=1314#1314