The origins of the names CZAJA, JANAS, LEJA, & SKIBA

Agnieszka Pawlus — Wed Nov 13, 2013 7:36 am

Author: Agnieszka Pawlus

Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 7:36 am

Hello joanc14,

However a few months have passed since your request, but I hope that you will find it useful:

Czaja comes from Proto-Slavic čajati, “to wait for, expect,” in Polish czaić się, “to
lie in wait for, stalk,” in some cases also czaja, czajka, “lapwing” (kind of bird)

In 2002 there were 14370 individuals using the surname Czaja living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Czaja

Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): http://translate.google.com/#pl/en/CZAJA.

Janas surname is associated with Jan , given name Jan, noted in Poland in that form from the early 13th century <in Hebrew it is : [ ehōhānān] or [Yōḥānān], “God is gracious,” a Biblical name that also produced John in English, Joannes in Latin, Johann or Hans in German, Jonas in Lithuanian, and Ivan in Belarusian, Russian, and Ukrainian.

In 2002 there were 9695 individuals using the surname Janas living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Janas

Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): http://translate.google.com/#en/pl/Janas

Leja has roots in lejać “to pour,” lej “device for pouring liquids”, “funnel”, and leja “rain” The variations are: Leik, Leja, Lejawa, Lejawka, Lejczak, Lejewski, Lejk, Lejko, Lejkowski, Lejwoda, Leyk, Leyko, Lijewski or Lijewo.

In 2002 there were 3317 individuals using the surname Leja living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Leja and most are registered in Nowy Targ (527 people).

Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): http://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Leja.

Skiba from Polish skiba “narrow strip of plowed land; piece of bread”

In 2002 there were 18430 individuals using the surname Skiba living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Skiba

Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): http://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Skiba .

Here in PolishOrigins Surnames Database you will find other PolishOrigins members interested in Skiba, Czaja, Janas and Leja surnames.

Source: William F. Hoffman, Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings (third edition)

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joanc14 — Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:25 am

Author: joanc14

Posted: Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:25 am

I am looking for the origins of the names CZAJA, JANAS, LEJA, & SKIBA. All families are from Galicia.

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