Top Ten Names In Poland

When I found out my Grandfather Anthony Raczkiewicz’s mother’s name was Katarzyna, I thought it was such a unique name. I didn’t know it was Katherine in English or how popular it was as a name in Poland. That got me interested in Polish first names. Here are current popular names and how often they show up in my direct descendants. TOP BOY’S NAMES IN POLAND Piotr - Peter. (Greek, means rock). Krzysztof - Christopher (Means carrying Christ within.) Andrzej- Andrew. (Greek, means being brave.) Andrzej Kaszucki ( 3x great grandfather) Jan - John (Hebrew, means enjoying God’s grace) Jan Raczkiewicz (great grandfather) Jan Raczkiewicz (4x great grandfather) Stanisław - Stanley. (Slavic, means the one with a beautiful estate) TOP GIRL”S NAMES IN POLAND Anna - Ana, Ania, Anja, Anya, Hanna, Hannah (Hebrew, means grace) Anna Dominik (3x great grandmother) Maria - Mary, Mariam, Miriam, Mia (Hebrew, means filled with joy or beloved by god) Marianna Grabek (2x great grandmother) Marianna Metalska ( 4x great grandmother) Marianna Kiszczynska (4x great grandmother) Maianna Kalinowska (5x great grandmother) Katarzyna - Catherine, Polish nickname is Kasia (Greek, means pure, spotless, virgin) Katarzyna Kaszucka (great grandmother) Katarzyna Krawczyk ( 3x great grandmother) Katarzyna (last name unknown) 5x great grandmother) Małgorzata - Margaret. Nickname Gosia (Greek means pearl) Agnieszka - Agnes (Greek means cleanliness, holiness) Agnieszka Szszesnicka (4x great grandmother) Agnieska Plebanska (5x great grandmother) Other popular names with the direct descendents: Anthony-4 Lukasz-3 Michal-2 Others: Jozef, Tomasz, Grzegorz, Maciej, Blazej, Mateusz, Marcin, Jakub, Franciszek Apolonia-2 Others: Salomea, Ewa, Regina, Teresa, Dorota, Agata, Justyna, Franciszka https://polishshirtstore.com/blogs/blog/top-10-common-polish-first-names?fbclid=IwAR1_FJUJxJ9q0WKmUtIz_ndADHJow1yNHdLwNmg93EQDmIZ6VvDDgkySUgU