Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
KANIA
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| Origin | of Polish origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event |
| 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 Polish common noun kania meaning ‘kite (bird species)’, and refers to a characteristic feature. It may also be derived from the Polish given name Kania (hypocoristic form of the Old Polish compound given name Kanimir) and refer to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. |