Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
ŠIŠKA
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| Origin | of Slovak origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event |
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The name is derived from the dialectal form of the Slovak common noun šiška meaning ‘conifer, seed fruit of coniferous trees, doughnut, fried sourdough dessert, wart’ and refers to a characteristic feature (e.g. liking doughnuts). Variants: Šiska, Siska. |