Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
WASILEWSKI
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| Origin | of Polish origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name |
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The name is derived from the East Slavic given name Wasil ‘Basil' with the suffix -ewski, imitating the structure of surnames derived from place names with the suffix -ski, and refers to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. Variant: Wasielewski. |