Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
NOWAK
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| Origin | of Polish 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 Old Polish common noun nowak meaning ‘a person new to a certain environment, a newcomer' and refers to a characteristic feature. Variant: Nowok. |