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Home Archives Email the Editor Books About Us CONTEST Search Ancestry MagazinePolish Name Quiz by Ralph G. Bennett
comments E-mail to a Friend Print Published: Wednesday, May 31st, 2000 Take the Polish name quiz and see how you fare understanding the meanings behind the various names.
Virtually every Polish surname has a specific meaning that has been derived from words or phrases in the Polish language. See if you can match the following surnames with their correct meanings or with the phrases which originally inspired them.
_____ 1. Zupnick
_____ 2. Zarobnick
_____ 3. Zeleznikov
_____ 4. Tygel
_____ 5. Vigoda (or Wygoda)
_____ 6. Toporek
_____ 7. Shandalov
_____ 8. Szmurklerz
_____ 9. Ribalow
_____10. Naparstek
_____11. Mahkuta
_____12. Lysagora (or Lisagor)
_____13. Lugarniarz (or Ligorner)
_____14. Lopata
_____15. Kotlarz
_____16. Korczak
_____17. Kafka (or Kawka)
_____18. Imber
_____19. Finn
_____20. Emale (or Emalja)
_____21. Dubow (or Dubofsky)
_____22. Dekownik
_____23. Bukszpan
_____24. Bulka
_____25. Bolotin
_____26. Bogatch
A. fish dealer
B. official in charge of a salt mine
C. wise and quick-witted
D. left-handed
E. rich
F. a place of oak trees
G. mud
H. little axe
I. day laborer
J. shovel, oar, baker
K. ginger, grocer
L. shingle
M. maker of straw roofs
N. dealer in iron
O. bald mountain
P. kettle maker
Q. box tree
R. tavern
S. braider, lace worker
T. dealer in enamel ware
U. a bread rool, baker
V. wine glass
W. thimble, tailor
X. bleacher of cotton cloth
Y. coffee merchant
Z. crucible, goldsmith
Answers 1. B 2. I 3. N 4. Z 5. R 6. H 7. L 8. S 9. A 10. W 11. D 12. O 13. X 14. J 15. P 16. V 17. Y 18. K 19. C 20. T 21. F 22. M 23. Q 24. U
Home Archives Email the Editor Books About Us CONTEST Search Ancestry MagazinePolish Name Quiz by Ralph G. Bennett
comments E-mail to a Friend Print Published: Wednesday, May 31st, 2000 Take the Polish name quiz and see how you fare understanding the meanings behind the various names.
Virtually every Polish surname has a specific meaning that has been derived from words or phrases in the Polish language. See if you can match the following surnames with their correct meanings or with the phrases which originally inspired them.
_____ 1. Zupnick
_____ 2. Zarobnick
_____ 3. Zeleznikov
_____ 4. Tygel
_____ 5. Vigoda (or Wygoda)
_____ 6. Toporek
_____ 7. Shandalov
_____ 8. Szmurklerz
_____ 9. Ribalow
_____10. Naparstek
_____11. Mahkuta
_____12. Lysagora (or Lisagor)
_____13. Lugarniarz (or Ligorner)
_____14. Lopata
_____15. Kotlarz
_____16. Korczak
_____17. Kafka (or Kawka)
_____18. Imber
_____19. Finn
_____20. Emale (or Emalja)
_____21. Dubow (or Dubofsky)
_____22. Dekownik
_____23. Bukszpan
_____24. Bulka
_____25. Bolotin
_____26. Bogatch
A. fish dealer
B. official in charge of a salt mine
C. wise and quick-witted
D. left-handed
E. rich
F. a place of oak trees
G. mud
H. little axe
I. day laborer
J. shovel, oar, baker
K. ginger, grocer
L. shingle
M. maker of straw roofs
N. dealer in iron
O. bald mountain
P. kettle maker
Q. box tree
R. tavern
S. braider, lace worker
T. dealer in enamel ware
U. a bread rool, baker
V. wine glass
W. thimble, tailor
X. bleacher of cotton cloth
Y. coffee merchant
Z. crucible, goldsmith
Answers 1. B 2. I 3. N 4. Z 5. R 6. H 7. L 8. S 9. A 10. W 11. D 12. O 13. X 14. J 15. P 16. V 17. Y 18. K 19. C 20. T 21. F 22. M 23. Q 24. U