Polish Names

  1. Lech
    • Origin:

      Polish
    • Meaning:

      "a Pole"
    • Description:

      Lech (brother of Czech and Rus) was the mythical father of the Poles, and also the name of the Polish worker-president Lech Walesa, but it still isn't a name that travels well.
  2. Olesia
    • Origin:

      Polish, diminutive of Aleksandra
    • Description:

      Sounds a bit pharmaceutical.
  3. Agnieszka
    • Origin:

      Polish version of Agnes
    • Description:

      In the Top 100 in Poland, this is probably the most flowery and feminine version of Agnes making the rounds.
  4. Tesa
    • Bron
      • Origin:

        Polish diminutive of Bronislaw
      • Description:

        Crisply appealing.
    • Krysta
      • Maury
        • Origin:

          Diminutive of Maurice
        • Meaning:

          "dark skinned"
        • Description:

          Old-man name, soft as a fraying gray cashmere cardigan, that would be even cuter for a girl.
      • Demeter
        • Waleria
          • Izak
            • Origin:

              Polish variation of Isaac
            • Description:

              See ISAAC.
          • Walenty
            • Iwo
              • Arek
                • Berta
                  • Origin:

                    Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovene, Scandinavian variation of Bertha
                  • Meaning:

                    "bright"
                  • Description:

                    A pan-European variant of Bertha and nickname for -berta ending names, such as Alberta and Roberta. It's certainly much more appealing than its predecessor, but unlikely to become a hit in the US anytime soon.
                • Kornel
                  • Origin:

                    Polish variation of Cornelius, Latin
                  • Meaning:

                    "horn"
                  • Description:

                    Cornell, without the Ivy League prestige.
                • Itka
                  • Grazyna
                    • Mateusz
                      • Tolek
                        • Wenczeslaw
                          • Origin:

                            Polish
                          • Meaning:

                            "glory of the Wends"
                          • Description:

                            Should only be used when singing Christmas carols.