Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 7:52 pm
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Kurmas, Reczko (Retchko), Faltynowicz, Navrocka, Palacz, Leppek, Wierzykowski
Have heard that "Kurmas" may be a Lithuanian name, not a Polish name.
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Agnieszka PawlusPolishOrigins Team
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 9:16 am
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slewan02,
Kurmas is from old Polish, dialect word karman, korman which is sukmana, a type of traditional coat worn by peasant in Poland.
In 2002 there were only 17 individuals using the surname Kurmas living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Kurmas .
As you can see from the map, this surname is the most popular in Suwałki area, so very close to the Lithuanian border.
Listen how your surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Kurmas.
Click here http://polishorigins.com/?s=Kurmas&x=0&y=0 to check what can be found about this surname in PolishOrigins Databases
Source: http://www.stankiewicze.com/
Last edited by Agnieszka Pawlus on Mon Nov 14, 2016 6:25 am; edited 1 time in total
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Agnieszka PawlusPolishOrigins Team
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 9:22 am
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Reczko is from Polish dialect recek, reczek- “small mole-like mouse”, apparently a
synonym for chomik, “hamster”.
In 2002 there were 522 individuals using the surname Reczkoliving in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Reczko .
Listen how this surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Reczko .
Click here http://polishorigins.com/?s=Reczko&x=0&y=0 to check what can be found about this surname in PolishOrigins Databases
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Last edited by Agnieszka Pawlus on Mon Nov 14, 2016 6:24 am; edited 1 time in total
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Agnieszka PawlusPolishOrigins Team
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 9:36 am
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Nawrocki or Nawrocka is from Polish nawracać, “to return, turn back,” nawracać się, “to convert to
a new religion”.
In 2002 there were 19830 individuals using the surname Konarzewski living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Nawrocki .
In the old Poland there was a noble family of Nawrocki in Kraków area in 1649.
Listen how this surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Nawrocki and https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Nawrocka .
Click here http://polishorigins.com/?s=nawrocki&x=0&y=0 to check what can be found about this surname in PolishOrigins Databases.
You will find there other PolishOrigins members interested in Nawrocki surname.
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Last edited by Agnieszka Pawlus on Mon Nov 14, 2016 5:50 am; edited 1 time in total
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Agnieszka PawlusPolishOrigins Team
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 9:47 am
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Palacz is from root word pal with several different meanings, palić, “to light a fire,
to burn,” palec, “finger,” pałka, “staff, stick”, palacz is “stoker, fireman”.
In 2002 there were 2698 individuals using the surname Palacz living in Poland. Detailed map of the surname distribution can be found here: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Palacz .
Listen how this surname is pronounced in Polish (click on the “Listen” button): https://translate.google.com/#pl/en/Palacz.
Click here http://polishorigins.com/?s=palacz&x=0&y=0 to check what can be found about this surname in PolishOrigins Databases.
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Last edited by Agnieszka Pawlus on Mon Nov 14, 2016 5:52 am; edited 1 time in total
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