Medieval Polish Names


wawelToday I am going to provide a list of Medieval Polish names. You won’t see these anymore, but some of these are just lovely gems. What do you think?

 

 

Male

  • Chleb (bread; HLEB)
  • Dalibor (far from conflict)
  • Dobron (good)
  • Doman
  • Jutrowuj (uncle dawn, YOO-tro-VOY)
  • Kazuch (KAH-zook, KAH-zooh)
  • Kochan (beloved, KOH-han)
  • Milon (love)
  • Mir (peace, MEER)
  • Modlisz (pray, MODE-leesz)
  • Rasz (RAHSH)
  • Trojan (TROI-yahn)
  • Warsz (VARSH)
  • Zasz (ZAHSH)

Female

  • Abramka (a feminine form of Abraham)
  • Astreta (perhaps a form of Astrid, ah-STREH-tah)
  • Burneta
  • Częstobrona (constant defense, CHEN-sto-BRO-nah)
  • Damroka
  • Dajmira (give me peace, dye-MEE-rah)
  • Druzjana (drooz-YAH-nah)
  • Krasnuroda (beautiful and attractive)
  • Piechna (either from the Polish piekna (beautiful) or Petronela, PYEK-nah)
  • Jafra (YAH-frah)
  • Jagienka (little lamb, yah-GYEN-kah)
  • Ładana (pretty, wah-DAH-nah)
  • Marusza (mah-ROO-shah)
  • Maszota (mah-SHOH-tah)
  • Mirołada (peace; pretty; MEE-ro-WAH-dah)
  • Morzena (sea; maw-JEH-nah)
  • Pachna (scent, PAHK-nah)
  • Najmiła (most pleasant, nye-MEE-wah)
  • Niebiana (heavenly, nyeh-BYAH-nah)
  • Rzepicha/Rzepka (turnip, jeh-PEE-hah, JEP-kah)
  • Samboja (sam-BOY-ah)
  • Skarbimira (treasure of peace)
  • Tomira

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