Your Name in Polish
Select the first letter of your first name in English:
Men's Names
A-C | D-F | G-I | J-L | M-O | P-R | S-U | V-Z
Women's Names
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Polish Naming Customs
By far the most common naming custom in Poland was to name an infant for a Roman Catholic saint whose feast day occurred within a few days of the infant's birth. In the nineteenth century and earlier, a Pole probably knew his or her saint's day rather than the actual birthday. With this knowledge, one can narrow a search for an ancestor in a baptismal register by looking only around the date corresponding to that person's namesake (on the lists that follow, the saints' days are included). For instance, if your ancestor was named Kazimierz [Casimir], he was probably born around March 4, St. Casimir's Day. For a name like Jan [John], for which there are many commemorations, the dates to search first would be the major celebrations, June 24 (Birth of St. John the Baptist) or Dec 27 (St. John the Apostle). Another Polish custom was to name the infant after one of the godparents.
Click here for a case history of Suchomski godparents who were also kin.
Sources: Polish Roots by Rosemary Chorzempa; Polish Parish Records of the Roman Catholic Church [3rd rev., 1989] by Gerald A. Ortell; The Roman Missal [1956]; The Liturgy of the Hours [ICEL translation, 1970]; Microsoft Encarta 98.
[Polish first name equivalents are given in boldface; diminutives (nicknames) are given in parantheses; the traditional (pre-1969) and current (if changed) saints' days associated with the names are given in brackets]
Adalbert, Albert (Al): Wojciech (Wojtek) [Apr 23, Adalbert of Prague, patron of Prussia; Nov 15, Albert the Great (1206-80), bishop and doctor]
Adam: Adam (Adas') [Dec 24, Biblical Adam, the first parent]
Alexander (Alex): Aleksander (Olek) [May 3, Alexander I (2nd century), pope and martyr]
Alexis: Aleksy [Jul 17, Alexis (4th century), religious]
Alphonsus: Alfons [Aug 2, now Aug 1, Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787), bishop and doctor]
Aloysius: Alojzy [Jun 21, Aloysius Gonzaga (1568-91), religious]
Amadeus, "beloved of God," see also Theophilus: Bogumil [Jun 10]
Ambrose: Ambrozy [Dec 7, Ambrose of Milan (340-97), bishop and doctor]
Andrew (Andy): Andrzej (Jedrek) [Nov 30, Andrew (1st century), apostle]
Anthony (Tony): Anton, Antoni, Antonin (Antek) [Jan 17, Anthony of Egypt (d. 356), abbot; May 10, Anthony of Florence (d. 1459), bishop; Jun 13, Anthony of Padua (d. 1231), presbyter and doctor; Jul 5, Anthony Zaccaria (1502-39), presbyter]
Augustine: August, Augustyn [May 28, Augustine of Canterbury (d. 605), bishop; Aug 28, Augustine of Hippo (354-430), bishop and doctor]
Barnabas (Barney): Barnabas [Jun 11, Barnabas of Cyprus (1st century), apostle]
Bartholomew: Bartlomiej [Aug 24, Bartholomew (1st century), apostle]
Basil: Bazyli [Jun 14, now Jan 2, Basil the Great (330-79), bishop and doctor]
Benedict: Benedykt [Mar 21, now Jul 11, Benedict of Monte Cassino (480-547), abbot]
Bernard: Bernard [Aug 20, Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), abbot and doctor]
Berardine: Bernardyn [May 20, Bernardine of Siena (1380-1444), presbyter]
Boniface: Bonifacy [May 14, Boniface of Tarsus (2nd century?), martyr; Jun 5, Boniface (673-754), bishop and martyr]
Bruno: Bronislaw (Bronek) [Oct 6, Bruno of Cologne (1035-1101), presbyter]
Carl, Charles (Chuck): Karol (Lolek) [Jan 28, Blessed Charlemagne of France (742-814); Nov 4, Charles Borromeo (1538-84), bishop]
Casimir, Charles: Kazimierz (Kazio) [Mar 4, Casimir (1458-84), patron of Poland and Lithuania]
Chester: Czeslaw [Jul 17 and 28]
Christopher: Krzystof [Jul 25, Christopher (3rd century), martyr]
Clement: Klemens, Klement [Nov 23, Clement I (d. 97), pope and martyr]
Cyril: Cyryl, also Cyryl Metody [Feb 9, now Jun 27, Cyril of Alexandria (370-444), bishop and doctor; Mar 18, Cyril of Jerusalem (315-386), bishop and doctor; Jul 7, now Feb 14, Slavic Saints Cyril (d. 869), monk, and Methodius (d. 885), bishop]
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[Polish first name equivalents are given in boldface; diminutives (nicknames) are given in parantheses; the traditional (pre-1969) and current (if changed) saints' days associated with the names are given in brackets]
David: Dawid [Dec 30, Biblical King David (d. 961 B.C.)]
Darius, Darren [?]: Dariusz [Oct 25, masculine form of Daria (4th century), martyr]
Dominic: Dominik [Aug 4, now Aug 8, Dominic of Bologna (1170-1221), presbyter]
Edmund: Edmund [Nov 20, Edmund of East Anglia (841?-70), martyr]
Edward (Ed, Eddie, Ted): Edward (Edek, Edka) [Mar 18, Edward of England (963-78), martyr; Oct 13, Edward the Confessor (1002?-66)]
Eugene (Gene): Eugeniusz (Gienek) [Jun 2, Eugene I (d. 657), pope]
Fabian: Fabian [Jan 20, Fabian (d. 250), pope and martyr]
Francis (Frank): Franciszek (Franek) also Franciszek Ksawery [Jan 29, Francis de Sales (1567-1622), bishop and doctor; Apr 2, Francis of Paola (1416-1507), hermit; Oct 4 Francis of Assisi (1182-1226); Oct 10, Francis Borgia (d. 1572), religious; Dec 3, Francis Xavier (1506-52), presbyter]
Frederick: Fryderyk [Jul 18]
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[Polish first name equivalents are given in boldface; diminutives (nicknames) are given in parantheses; the traditional (pre-1969) and current (if changed) saints' days associated with the names are given in brackets]
Gabriel (Gabe): Gabriel [Mar 24, now Sep 29, Biblical Gabriel the Archangel]
George: Jerzy (Jurek) [Apr 23, George (3rd century?), martyr]
Gregory (Greg): Grzegorz (Greciam) [Mar 12, now Sep 3, Gregory the Great (540-604), pope; May 9, now Jan 2, Gregory Nazianzen (330-390), bishop and doctor; May 25, Gregory VII (1028-1085), pope; Nov 17, Gregory the Wonder-worker (200-270), bishop]
Gustav, see Augustine: Gustaw
Henry (Harry), see also Jerome: Henryk (Heniek) [Jul 15, Henry II the Pious of Bavaria (973-1024)]
Ignatius: Ignacy [Feb 1, now Oct 17, Ignatius of Antioch (d. 110), bishop and martyr; Jul 31, Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), presbyter]
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[Polish first name equivalents are given in boldface; diminutives (nicknames) are given in parantheses; the traditional (pre-1969) and current (if changed) saints' days associated with the names are given in brackets]
Jack, Jake: Jacek, Hiacynt [Aug 17, Hyacinth Ronski (1185-1257), patron of Poland; Sep 11, Hyacinth (d. 260), martyr]
James (Jim): Jakub (Kuba) [May 11, now May 3, James the Less (1st century), apostle; Jul 25, James the Greater (1st century), apostle]
Jerome, "Henry": Hieronim [Jul 20, now Feb 8, Jerome Emiliani (1486-1537); Sep 30, Jerome (340-420), presbyter and doctor]
John (Johnny): Jan (Janek, Jas') [Jan 27, now Sep 13, John Chrysostom (349-407), bishop and doctor; Mar 8, John of God (1495-1550), religious; Mar 27, now Dec 4, John of Damascus (675-749), presbyter and doctor; May 6, John the Apostle, before the Latin Gate; May 16, John of Nepomuk (1340-97), presbyter and martyr, patron of Bohemia; May 27, John I (d. 526), pope and martyr; Jun 24, Birth of John the Baptist; Jul 10 and Sep 28, John of Dukla, patron of Poland and Lithuania; Aug 29, Beheading of John the Baptist; Sep 19, Januarius ("John") (3rd century), bishop and martyr; Oct 20, now Dec 23, John of Cantius (Jan Kanty 1390-1473), presbyter; Nov 9, Dedication of the Church of St. John Lateran (4th century); Nov 24, now Dec 14, John of the Cross (1542-91), presbyter and doctor; Dec 27, John (1st century), apostle and evangelist ]
Joseph (Joe, Joey): Józef (Jozek) [Mar 19, Joseph, husband of Mary; May 1, Joseph the Worker; Aug 25, Joseph Calasanz (1557-1648), presbyter; Sep 18, Joseph of Cupertino (d. 1663), religious]
Josaphat: Józefat [Nov 14, now Nov 12, Josaphat (1580-1623), bishop and martyr]
Justin: Justyn [Apr 14, now Jun 1, Justin (d. 165), martyr]
Lawrence (Larry): Wawrzyniec [Jul 21, Lawrence of Brindisi (1559-1619), presbyter and doctor; Aug 10, Lawrence (d. 258), deacon and martyr]
Leo, Lee: Leon [Apr 11, now Nov 10, Leo I the Great (d. 461), pope and doctor; Jul 3, Leo II (d. 683), pope]
Louis: Ludwik [Aug 25, Louis IX of France (1214-70)]
Luke: Lukasz [Oct 18, Luke (1st century), evangelist]
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[Polish first name equivalents are given in boldface; diminutives (nicknames) are given in parantheses; the traditional (pre-1969) and current (if changed) saints' days associated with the names are given in brackets]
Matthew: Maciej [Sep 21, Matthew (1st century), apostle and evangelist]
Martin: Marcin [Nov 11, Martin of Tours (316-97), bishop; Nov 12, Martin I (d. 655), pope]
Mark: Marek [Apr 25, Mark (1st century), evangelist]
Matthias: Mateusz [Feb 24, now May 14, Matthias (1st century), apostle; Sep 21, Matthew (1st century), apostle and evangelist]
Maximilian: Maksymilian [Mar 12, Maximilian (d. 295); Aug 14, Maximilian Kolbe (d. 1941), presbyter and martyr]
Michael (Mike): Michal (Michas') "Mieczyslaw" (Mietek) [Jan 1, Mieczyslaw (Mieszko) I of Poland (d. 992); Sep 29, Biblical Michael the Archangel]
Nicholas: Mikolaj [Nov 13, Nicholas I (d. 867), pope; Dec 6, Nicholas of Myra (4th century), bishop]
Norbert: Norbert [Jun 6, Norbert of Magdeburg (1080-1134), bishop]
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[Polish first name equivalents are given in boldface; diminutives (nicknames) are given in parantheses; the traditional (pre-1969) and current (if changed) saints' days associated with the names are given in brackets]
Patrick (Pat): Patrycy [Mar 17, Patrick (385-461), bishop]
Paul: Pawel [Jan 15, Paul of Thebes (d. 341), hermit; Jan 25, Conversion of Paul the Apostle; Feb 6, Paul Miki (d. 1597) and companions, martyrs; Apr 28, now Oct 19, Paul of the Cross (1694-1775), presbyter; Jun 22, Paulinus of Nola (355-431), bishop; Jun 29, Simon, called Peter; and Saul of Tarsus, called Paul (1st century), apostles; Nov 18, Dedication of the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter and the Basilica of St. Paul on the Ostian Way]
Peter (Pete): Piotr [Jan 18, Chair of St. Peter at Rome; Feb 22, Chair of St. Peter at Antioch; Feb 23, now Feb 21, Peter Damian (1007-72), bishop and doctor; Apr 27, now Dec 21, Peter Canisius (1521-97), presbyter and doctor; May 19, (Peter) Celestine V (d. 1296), pope; Jun 29, Simon, called Peter; and Saul of Tarsus, called Paul (1st century), apostles; Aug 1 Dedication of the Church of Peter's Chains; Sep 9, Peter Claver (1580-1654), presbyter; Nov 18, Dedication of the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter and the Basilica of St. Paul on the Ostian Way; Dec 4, now Jul 30, Peter Chrysologus (380-450), bishop and doctor]
Philip (Phil): Filip [May 1, now May 3, Philip and James (1st century), apostles; May 26, Philip Neri (1515-95), presbyter; Aug 23, Philip Benizi (d. 1285), presbyter]
Polycarp "Paul": Polykarp [Jan 26, now Feb 23, Polycarp of Smyrna (d. 155), bishop and martyr]
Raphael, Ralph [?]: Rafal [Oct 24, now Sep 29, Biblical Raphael the Archangel]
Raymond (Ray): Rajmund [Jan 23, now Jan 7, Raymond of Penyafort (1175-1275), presbyter; Aug 31, Raymond Nonnatus (d. 1240), religious]
Richard (Rich, Dick): Ryszard (Rysiek) [Feb 7, Richard of Wessex (8th century)]
Roman: Roman (Romek) [Aug 9, Romanus (3rd century), martyr]
Romuald: Romuald [Feb 7, now Jun 19, Romuald (d. 1027), abbot]
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[Polish first name equivalents are given in boldface; diminutives (nicknames) are given in parantheses; the traditional (pre-1969) and current (if changed) saints' days associated with the names are given in brackets]
Simon, Simeon, see also Peter: Szymon [Jan 5, Simeon the Stylite of Syria (390?-459); Feb 2, Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas); Feb 18, Simeon of Jerusalem (d. 110), bishop and martyr; Oct 28, Simon the Zealot (1st century), apostle]
Stanislaus, Stanley (Stan): Stanislaw (Stach, Stas', Staszek) [May 7, now Apr 11, Stanislaus of Kraków (1030-97), bishop and martyr; Nov 13, Stanislaus Kostka (1550-68), religious, patron of Poland]
Stephen (Steve): Stefan, Szczepan [Aug 2, Stephen I (d. 257), pope; Sep 2, now Aug 16, Stephen of Hungary (969-1038); Dec 26, Stephen (1st century), deacon and martyr]
Sylvester: Sylwester [Dec 31, Sylvester I (d. 335), pope]
Thaddeus (Ted): Tadeusz (Tadek, Tadzio) [Oct 28, Jude Thaddeus (1st century), apostle]
Theodore (Ted), "of God" or "God's": Teodor [Nov 9, Theodore (3rd century?), martyr]
Theophilus (Theo), "beloved of God," see also Amadeus: Teofil
Timothy (Tim): Tymoteusz [Jan 24, now Jan 26, Timothy of Ephesus and Titus of Crete (1st century), bishops; Aug 22, Timothy (d. 303), martyr]
Thomas (Tom): Tomasz [Mar 7, now Jan 28, Thomas Aquinas (1225-74), presbyter and doctor; Jun 22, Thomas More (1477-1535), martyr; Dec 21, now Jul 3, Thomas (1st century), apostle; Dec 29, Thomas Becket (1118-70), bishop and martyr]
Urban: Urban [May 25, Urban I (d. 230), pope and martyr]
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[Polish first name equivalents are given in boldface; diminutives (nicknames) are given in parantheses; the traditional (pre-1969) and current (if changed) saints' days associated with the names are given in brackets]
Valentine (Val), "Walter" (Walt, Wally): Walenty (Walus') [Feb 14, Valentine (d. 270), presbyter and martyr]
Vincent (Vince): Wicenty, Wincenty (Wicek) [Jan 22, Vincent of Saragossa (d. 304), deacon and martyr; Apr 5, Vincent Ferrer (1350-1419), presbyter; Jul 19, now Sep 27, Vincent de Paul (1581-1660), presbyter]
Victor (Vic): Wiktor [Jul 28, Victor I (d. 202), pope and martyr]
Vladimir: Wlodzmierz [Jul 15, Vladimir of Kiev (956-1015), patron of Russia]
Walter (Walt, Wally) Ladislaus, see also Valentine and Wenceslaus: Wladyslaw (Wladek)
Wenceslaus, "Walter": Waclaw (Wacek) [Sep 28, Wenceslaus of Bohemia (907-35), martyr]
William (Bill): Boleslaw (Bolek)
Zachary: Zacharajasz [Mar 15, Zachary I (d. 752), pope; Nov 5, Zachary, father of John the Baptist]
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[Polish first name equivalents are given in boldface; diminutives (nicknames) are given in parantheses; the traditional (pre-1969) and current (if changed) saints' days associated with the names are given in brackets]
Agatha: Agata [Feb 5, Agatha (3rd century), virgin and martyr]
Agnes: Agnieszka [Jan 21, Agnes (4th century), virgin and martyr]
Alexandra, see Olga
Amy, Aimée, "beloved of God": Bogumila feminine form of Bogumil, see Amadeus
Anastasia (Stella): Anastazja [Dec 25, Anastasia (4th century), virgin and martyr]
Angela (Angie): Aniela [Jun 1, now Jan 27, Angela Merici (1470-1540), virgin]
Ann, Anne, Anna (Annie): Anna (Hanka, Hania) [July 26, Anne, mother of Mary]
Antonia, Antoinette (Toni), feminine form of Anthony: Antonia, Antonina
Barbara: Barbara (Basia) [Dec 4, Barbara (3rd century), virgin and martyr]
Bernice, "Bertha": Bronislawa
Bridget: Brygida [Oct 8, now Jul 23, Bridget of Sweden (1303-73), religious]
Carol, Carolina, Charlotte: Karolina, feminine form of Carl, Charles
Catherine (Cathy, Kathy): Katarzyna [Apr 30, now Apr 29, Catherine of Siena (1347-80), virgin and doctor; Nov 25, Catherine of Alexandria (4th century), virgin and martyr; Nov 28, Catherine Laboure (1806-76), religious]
Christine: Krystyna (Krysia) [Jul 24, Christina (3rd century), virgin and martyr]
Cecilia: Cecylia [Nov 22, Cecilia (3rd century), virgin and martyr]
Clara, Clare: Klara [Aug 12, now Aug 11, Clare of Assisi (1193-1253), virgin]
Constance (Connie), feminine form of Constantine: Konstantyna, Konstancja
Czeslawa, feminine form of Czeslaw, see Chester, see also Therese
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[Polish first name equivalents are given in boldface; diminutives (nicknames) are given in parantheses; the traditional (pre-1969) and current (if changed) saints' days associated with the names are given in brackets]
Dolores, see also Mary: Doloreta [Sep 15, Our Lady of Sorrows (dolores, in Latin)]
Dora, Theodora: Bozena "of God" or "God's," see Theodore
Dorothy (Dot): Dorota (Dorotka) [Feb 6, Dorothy of Caesarea (4th century), virgin and martyr; Oct 30, Dorothy of Montau, patroness of Prussia]
Elizabeth (Bess, Beth, Betty, Liz): Elzbieta [Jul 2, now May 31, Visitation (Mary, the mother of Jesus, visits her cousin, Elizabeth); Jul 8, now Jul 4, Elizabeth of Portugal (1271-1336); Nov 19, now Nov 17, Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231)]
Eve: Ewa [Dec 24, Biblical Eve, the first parent]
Felicity "Phyllis": Felicja [Mar 6, now Mar 7, Perpetua and Felicity of Carthage (d. 203), martyrs]
Frances (Fran): Franciszka [Mar 9, Frances of Rome (1384-1440), religious]
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[Polish first name equivalents are given in boldface; diminutives (nicknames) are given in parantheses; the traditional (pre-1969) and current (if changed) saints' days associated with the names are given in brackets]
Genevieve, Jennifer: Genowefa [Jan 3, Genevieve of Paris (419-512), religious]
Gertrude (Trudy): Giertruda [Nov 16, Gertrude of Thuringia (1256-1301), virgin]
Hedwig ("Harriet," "Hattie"): Jadwiga (Jadzia, Wisia) [Feb 28, Hedwig of Poland (14th century); Oct 16, Hedwig (1174-1243), religious, patroness of Silesia]
Helen: Halina (Hala) [Aug 18, Helen of Constantinople (4th century)]
Henrietta, "Hattie": Henryka, feminine form of Henry
Hyacinth, see also Jack: Jacinta
Irene, feminine form of Irenaeus ["peace," from the Greek]: Irena, Irina [Jun 28, Irenaeus of Lyons (130-200), bishop and martyr]
Isabelle (Belle): Isabela [Jul 8, now Jul 4, Elizabeth of Portugal (1271-1336)]
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[Polish first name equivalents are given in boldface; diminutives (nicknames) are given in parantheses; the traditional (pre-1969) and current (if changed) saints' days associated with the names are given in brackets]
Jacqueline: Jakubina, feminine form of James
Jane, Jean, Jeanne, Joan, Joanne, "Jenny": Janina (Janka), feminine form of John [May 30, Joan of Arc (1412-31); Aug 21, now Dec 12, Jane Frances de Chantal (1572-1641), religious]
Jennifer, see Genevieve
Josephine: Józefa, Józefina, feminine form of Joseph
Julia, Juliana, Julie: Julia, Juliana [Apr 8, Julie Billiart (1751-1816), religious; Jun 19, Juliana Falconieri (1270-1341), virgin]
Katherine, Kathryn (Kathy): see Catherine
Leocadia, "Laura": Leokadia
Louise: Ludwika [Mar 15, Louise de Marillac (1591-1660), religious]
Lucy, Lucille: Lucja [Dec 13, Lucy of Syracuse (4th century), virgin and martyr]
Lydia: Lidia
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[Polish first name equivalents are given in boldface; diminutives (nicknames) are given in parantheses; the traditional (pre-1969) and current (if changed) saints' days associated with the names are given in brackets]
Madeleine, Mary Magdalene: Magdalena [May 29, now May 25, Mary Magdalene de Pazzi (1566-1607), virgin; Jul 22, Mary Magdalene (1st century)]
Margaret (Marge): Malgorzata, Margarita [Jan 18, Margaret of Hungary (d. 1270); Jun 10, now Nov 16, Margaret of Scotland (1046-93); Oct 17, Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-90), virgin]
Martha: Marta [Jul 29, Martha, sister of Lazurus (1st century)]
Mary: Maria, Marja, Marya (Marianna, Marjanna, Marcyanna, Marysia) [Mary, the mother of Jesus: Jan 1, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God; Feb 2, Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas); Mar 25, Annunciation; May 31, now Aug 22, Queenship of Mary; Jul 2, now May 31, Visitation; Aug 15, Assumption; Aug 22, now moveable, Immaculate Heart of Mary; Aug 26, Our Lady of Czestochowa, patroness of Poland; Sep 8, Birth of Mary; Oct 7, Our Lady of the Rosary; Dec 8, Immaculate Conception; other names associated with Marian titles: Dolores: Our Lady of Sorrows (Mater Dolorosa); Regina: Mary, Queen of Heaven (Regina Coeli); Sophia: Mary, Seat of Wisdom (Hagia Sophia); Stella: Mary, Star of the Sea (Stella Maris); Virginia: Blessed Virgin Mary]
Monica, "Mona": Monika [May 4, now Aug 27, Monica of Tagaste (331-87)]
Olga, Alexandra, Sandra: Olga (Olenka)
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[Polish first name equivalents are given in boldface; diminutives (nicknames) are given in parantheses; the traditional (pre-1969) and current (if changed) saints' days associated with the names are given in brackets]
Paula, Pauline: Apolonia, Pelagia [Feb 9, Apollonia (3rd century), virgin and martyr; Jun 9, Pelagia of Antioch (4th century), martyr]
Regina: Regina, see Mary
Rose, Rosalie: Róza, Rozalja [Aug 30, now Aug 23, Rose of Lima (1586-1617), virgin]
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[Polish first name equivalents are given in boldface; diminutives (nicknames) are given in parantheses; the traditional (pre-1969) and current (if changed) saints' days associated with the names are given in brackets]
Sabina: Sabina [Aug 29, Sabina (2nd century), martyr]
Salome, "Sarah" (Sally): Salomeja [Oct 22, Salome, called Mary Salome, mother of James and John the Apostles (1st century)]
Sophia (Sophie): Sofia, Zofia (Zosia) see Mary
Stella, see Anastasia, Mary
Stephanie: Stefania, feminine form of Stephen
Susan (Sue, Suzy): Zuzanna [Biblical Susanna, from the appendix to the book of Daniel; Aug 11, Susanna of Rome (3rd century?), virgin and martyr]
Thecla, "Tillie": Tekla [Sep 23, Thecla (3rd century?), virgin and martyr]
Theodora, Dora: Teodora, also Bozena, see Theodore
Theresa, Therese: Teresa, Tereza, "Czeslawa" [Oct 3, now Oct 1, Thérèse of Lisieux (1873-97), virgin and doctor; Oct 15, Teresa of Avila (1515-82), virgin and doctor]
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[Polish first name equivalents are given in boldface; diminutives (nicknames) are given in parantheses; the traditional (pre-1969) and current (if changed) saints' days associated with the names are given in brackets]
Veronica: Weronika [Jul 12, Patristic Veronica, from the Way of the Cross]
Victoria (Vicky): Wiktoria [Feb 11, Victoria (d. 304), martyr]
Virginia: Wirginiusza, see Mary
Vivian: Bibiana [Dec 2, Bibiana of Rome (4th century), virgin and martyr]
Wanda: Wanda [pre-Christian Polish name]
Wilhelmina, Mina (Minnie): Boleslawa, feminine form of William
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