German/Polish Given (First) Names
Below is a short list of
Polish Given
Names with their German and English equivalents. This list is
not
intended to be a comprehensive collection of Polish given names, nor is
it in any way the work of an expert. In fact, some of the
Polish
names in the first column are not even typically Polish. That is
because this list reflects many of the names that were given to the
German settlers who were living in Congress Poland in the area around
Przedecz. Being of German origin, they were given German
names,
but as they were born in Congress Poland, the birth records are in
Polish and the German names were in many instances translated into
Polish. I have translated these names back into German, as
well
as into English, in the hope that my work will be of use to other
genealogical researchers who are not familiar with the Polish language.
If you have any suggestions for improvements or corrections,
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If you are interested in common Polish first names as such, I can recommend this site: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Polish_given_names
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| Polish | German | English |
| Adalbert | Adalbert, Georg | Adalbert, George, Albert |
| Andrzej | Andreas | Andrew |
| August, Augustyn | August, Augustin | Augustus, Augustine |
| Boguchwał |
Gottlob | ? |
| Bogumił | Gottlieb (Gottlob) | Theophilus |
| Bogusław | Gottfried (Friedrich), Gottlob | Godfrey (Frederick) |
| Daniel | Daniel |
Daniel |
| Edward | Eduard | Edward |
| Ferdynand | Ferdinand | Ferdinand |
| Fryderyk, Frydrych | Friedrich | Frederick |
| Godfryd,Gotfryd | Gottfried (Friedrich) | Godfrey |
| Henryk | Heinrich | Henry, Harry |
| Jan | Johann, Johannes, Hans | John, Jack, Ian |
| Jerzy |
Georg | George |
| Józef | Josef, Joseph | Joseph, Joe |
| Juliusz, Juljusz | Julius | Julian, Julius |
| Karól | Karl | Carl, Charles |
| Krystian,
Krystyan |
Christian | Christian |
| Krzysztof, Krysztof | Christoph | Christopher |
| Ludwik | Ludwig | Lewis, Louis |
| Maciej, Mateusz | Matthias, Matthäus, Matthaeus | Matthew |
| Marcin | Martin | Martin |
| Mateusz, Maciej | Matthias, Matthäus, Matthaeus | Matthew |
| Michał | Michael | Michael |
| Paweł | Paul | Paul |
| Piotr | Peter | Peter |
| Samuel | Samueli | Samuel, Sam |
| Stefan, Szczepan | Stefan, Stephan | Stephen, Steven |
| Wilchelm | Wilhelm | William, Bill |
| Wojciech | Adalbert, Georg | Adalbert, George, Albert |
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Female Names |
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| Polish | German | English |
| Adelajda, Adelhajda | Adelheid | Adelaide |
| Amalia | Amalie | Amelia |
| Anna | Anna, Anne | Anna, Ann, Anne |
| Apolonia, Apollonia | Apollonia | Pauline |
| Augustyna | Augusta, Auguste | ? |
| Beata | Beata, Beate | ? |
| Dorota | Dorothea | Dorothy |
| Eleonora | Eleonora, Eleonore | Eleanor, Elinor |
| Elżbieta | Elisabeth | Elizabeth, Elisabeth |
| Emilia, Emilja | Emilie (Wilhelmine) | Emily |
| Ernestyna | Ernesta, Ernestine, Erna | ? |
| Ewa | Eva | Eve, Evelyn |
| Florentyna | Florentina, Florentine | Flora, Florence |
| Fryderyka | Friederike, Frieda | Frederica, Freda |
| Henryka | Henriette, Heinrike | Henrietta, Harriet |
| Joanna | Johanna, Johanne | Joan, Joann, Joanna, Joanne |
| Julia | Julia, Julie | Julia, Juliet |
| Julianna, Juljanna | Julia, Juliana, Juliane, Julianna, Julianne | Julia, Juliet |
| Justina, Justyna | Justa, Justina, Justine | Justina |
| Karolina | Karoline | Caroline, Carol, Charlotte |
| Katarzyna | Katharine | Catherine |
| Krystyna | Christine, Kristine | Christina |
| Ludwika, Lowiza | Luise | Louise, Louisa |
| Małgorzata | Margarete | Margaret |
| Maria, Marja, Marya | Maria, Marie | Maria, Marie, Mary |
| Marianna, Maryanna | Anne Marie, Marianne | Marian, Marion |
| Matylda | Mathilde | Mathilda, Maud |
| Otylia, Ottylia | Ottilie, Odilie | Ottilia |
| Paulina | Pauline | Paula, Pauline |
| Rozalia, Rozyna | Rosa, Rosalie, Rosine | Rosalie, Rose |
| Rozyna, Rozalia | Rosa, Rosalie, Rosine | Rosalie, Rose |
| Teofila | Theophila, Theophilie | Theophila |
| Wilhelmina | Wilhelmine | Wilhelmina, Mina |
| Zuzanna | Susanne | Susan, Susanna, Suzanne |
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