Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
PAJĄK
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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 Polish common noun pająk meaning ‘spider’, in Old Polish also ‘usurer’, and refers to a characteristic feature (e.g. appearance or behaviour). Variant: Pajonk. |