The name is derived from the dialectal form of the Slovak ethnonym Poliak or the Czech ethnonym Polák meaning ‘Polish’ with the patronymic suffix -ovič and refers to a similarity to or a connection (descendence or other) with the people or the area they inhabit and may also refer to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name or ethnicity. Variants: Polakovic, Polakovics, Polákovič, Poľakovič