The name is derived from the Polish given names Przybył, Przybyła or Przybyło (derived from the Polish verb przybyć, przybywać meaning ‘to arrive’) and refers to a characteristic feature (originally a nickname e.g. for an outsider, a stranger). Alternatively, it may also be derived from such Old Polish compound given names as Przybygniew, Przybysław or Przybywoj (all derived from the verb przybyć, przybywać meaning ‘to arrive') and refer to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name.