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) Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:29:52 +0200 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:29:52 +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=2920#2920 <br /> Author: <a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2'>Zenon</a><br /><br /> Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 7:05 am<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Welcome Andrea,<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold">Chwałek, Chwal-; </span>from old Polish given names <span style="font-style: italic">Chwalimir, Chwalisław</span>- with the root in word <span style="font-style: italic">Chwała</span> „glory, pride”.<br /> <br /> <br /> In 2002 there were 1828 individuals using the surname Chwałek living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here <a href="https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Chwa%C5%82ek" target="_blank">https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Chwa%C5%82ek</a> . <br /> <br /> <br /> Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (speakers turned on): <a href="http://say.expressivo.com/hDDyCoLW" target="_blank">http://say.expressivo.com/hDDyCoLW</a> .<br /> <br /> Click here <a href="http://polishorigins.com/databases/index?s=chwa%C5%82ek" target="_blank">http://polishorigins.com/databases/index?s=chwa%C5%82ek</a> to check what can be found about your surname in <span style="font-weight: bold"><a href="http://polishorigins.com/databases/" target="_blank" class="postlink">Polish Genealogy Databases tool</a></span>.<br /> <br /> And here in <span style="font-weight: bold"><a href="http://polishorigins.com/surnames/" target="_blank" class="postlink">PolishOrigins Surnames Database</a></span> you will find other PolishOrigins members interested in Chwałek surname: <a href="http://polishorigins.com/surnames/search/string/chwalek" target="_blank">http://polishorigins.com/surnames/search/string/chwalek</a> .<br /> <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=2920#2920 Zenon Wed Dec 15, 2010 7:05 am https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=2920#2920 https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=2807#2807 <br /> Author: <a href='https://forum.polishorigins.com/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1143'>AndreaC</a><br /><br /> Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:02 pm<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Does anyone know anything about the surname Chwalek? https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=2807#2807 AndreaC Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:02 pm https://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=2807#2807