Here is the male version. These are the most unusual male names in Poland for 2010. These names were given to 5 children or less. Pronunciation and explanations are given in parenthesis. Some of these are foreign in origin and have no history of usage in Poland until recently. Some of these are very old fashioned.
- Alwin (AHL-veen, Polish form of, Alvin)
- Amir
- Angelo
- Aureliusz (ow-REL-yoosh)
- Carlos
- Dastin (this is a controversial one. This name is probably as controversial as Nevaeh, it is most often appears as Dżastin (JAH-steen). It is a Polonized form of the English male name, Justin and the proper Polish cognate should be Justyn)
- Davide
- Edmund
- Elias
- Euzebiusz (ew-ZEB-yoosh)
- Fabio
- Federico
- Franek
- Goran (this is a South Slavic name, meaning, “mountaineer”)
- Hektor (this is the Polish form of Hector)
- Ian
- Jonas
- Krzesimir (this is a very Old Polish names, KSHES-ee-MEER; kshes-SEE-meer)
- Lew (LEV. Polish word for lion)
- Luca
- Marcus
- Marko
- Maxym
- Medard
- Mohamed (this has actually had a long history of usage in Poland. It was a common name among the Polish-Tatars)
- Oktawiusz (oke-TAH-vyoosh)
- Paskal
- Robin
- Sajmon (this looks like a Polish phonetic spelling of the English pronunciation of Simon)
- Valentino
- Wiesław (VYEH-swahf. This was actually pretty common at the turn of the 20th-century, as was its feminine form, Wiesława. It was often transliterated as Wesley for males and as Vivian for females by the Polish community in the United States)
- Wilhelm (this was also a common name in Poland during the turn of the 20th-century. It was most often used among Poles of German ancestry)
- Alek
- Brandon
- Deniz
- Elvis
- Erik
- Eugeniusz (ew-GAY-nyoosh. This and Eugenia were fairly common at the turn of the 20th-century. English form is Eugene)
- Felix
- Gaspar
- Henry
- Hieronim (this is the Polish form of Jerome, hyeh-ROH-neem)
- Ibrahim
- Jack
- Jarema (yah-REH-mah. This is a Medieval Polish form of Jeremy)
- Jason (YAH-sone)
- John
- Jovan
- Kilian (KEEL-yahn. This is the Polish form of Cillian)
- Lubomir (LOO-baw-MEER; loo-BAW-meer. This is an Old Polish Name)
- Marcjan (MART-syahn. This is a Polish form of Marcian or Marcianus)
- Matthew
- Orest (AW-rest. This is a Polish form of Orestes)
- Orlando
- Paul
- Peter
- Rajan (RYE-yahn. Possibly a Polish phonetic spelling of Ryan)
- Samir
- Vadim (a Russian Name)
- Walenty (a Polish form of Valentus, vah-LEN-tih)
- Yasin
- Alexandre
- Alexandros
- Amin
- Anas
- Antoniusz (a Polish form of Antonius, ahn-TONE-yoosh)
- Arsen
- Arthur
- Aryan (an Indian or Afghani name)
- Ben
- Bohdan (an Old Polish name, Bogdan is the more common form)
- Bożydar (an Old Polish name, boh-ZHIH-dar, BOH-zhih-dar, literally mean, “God’s gift”)
- Christopher
- Dante
- Dionizy (the Polish form of Dennis, dyoh-NEE-zih)
- Eneasz (the Polish form of Aeneas, eh-NAY-ahsh)
- Eric
- Filippos
- Flavio
- Gaweł (the Polish form of Gall or Gallus, in Medieval times, this name was only given to children born out of wedlock. GAH-vew)
- Giacomo
- Gniewosz (an Old Polish name. GNYEH-voshe)
- Gwidon (the Polish form of Guy, GVEE-done)
- Ismael
- Jamie
- Jasper
- Josef
- Justyn (Polish form of Justin. YOO-stin)
- Kolin (this looks like a Polonized form of Colin)
- Liam
- Maciek (this is the diminutive form of Mateusz, which would be the Polish form of Matt)
- Magnus
- Maksim
- Maksymilan
- Mantas (this is a very common Lithuanian male name)
- Manuel
- Marsel
- Matt
- Maximus
- Migel
- Milo
- Nikolaos
- Pablo
- Phillip
- Radosz (an Old Polish name, meaning, “joy.” RAH-doshe)
- Ricardo
- Sami
- Siemowit (an Old Polish name and the name of a few Polish kings. SHYEH-moh-VEET; shyeh-MOH-veet)
- Sofian
- Tigran (a popular Kazakh name)
- Tomir (an Old Polish name, TOH-meer)
- Valentino
- Xavery
Woo, Elvis!
I’ve seen quite a few men named Goran, and never knew where it came from, so interesting to find out.
Thanks for this! #15, woot! We’re naming our baby Hector and he will be born to a Polish father (myself) and a Mexican mother. The name has more common use in the Latin-American countries and I personalyl love the mythological symbolism of honor it has but it was difficult to find much info on the name in Poland. Glad to see that there is at least ONE out there, haha. Peace!
You are welcome. I am so happy I was able to help someone with their naming choices 🙂