{"id":7686,"date":"2018-09-04T17:41:19","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T17:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=7686"},"modified":"2018-09-09T19:15:24","modified_gmt":"2018-09-09T19:15:24","slug":"common-polish-names-and-their-english-equivalents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/common-polish-names-and-their-english-equivalents\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Polish names and their English equivalents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing your child&#8217;s name is a big decision. After all, he\/she&#8217;ll be walking around with it for the rest of their life.\u00a0When deciding on a name, you want to see it from the child&#8217;s point of view and how she or he will have to live with it throughout their lives.\u00a0There&#8217;s a lot of pressure in choosing a baby name. It&#8217;ll be one of the first things people learn about your child and will be a part of her\/his for the rest of life.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of times my friends ask me what specific Polish names mean or what their equivalent in English is.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of these names , unfortunately, do not have English equivalent, or if there is a name that is the most similar, a lot of of people argue if it is an actual equivalent. I gather different Polish names and the closest English equivalents you can find and put it in a list below:)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/09\/IMG_3610.jpg\" aria-label=\"IMG 3610 1024x634\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7687\"  alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"634\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/09\/IMG_3610-1024x634.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/09\/IMG_3610-1024x634.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/09\/IMG_3610-350x217.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/09\/IMG_3610-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/09\/IMG_3610.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aleksander \u00a0&#8211; Alexander<br \/>\nAnton\/Antoni &#8211; \u00a0Anthony<br \/>\nBart\u0142omiej \u00a0&#8211; Bartholomew<br \/>\nAgnieszka &#8211; \u00a0Agnes<br \/>\nAnastazja &#8211; Anastasia<br \/>\nAndrzej \u00a0&#8211; Andrew<br \/>\nAntonia\/Antonina \u00a0&#8211; Antoinette<br \/>\nBronis\u0142aw &#8211; Bruno<br \/>\nBronis\u0142awa &#8211; Bernice, Bertha<br \/>\nBrygida &#8211; Bridget<br \/>\nCecylia \u00a0&#8211; Cecelia<br \/>\nCzes\u0142aw &#8211; Chester<br \/>\nDawid &#8211; David<br \/>\nDominik &#8211; Dominic<br \/>\nDorota &#8211; Dorothy<br \/>\nElzbieta &#8211; Elizabeth<br \/>\nEmilia &#8211; Emily<br \/>\nEwa &#8211; Eva<br \/>\nFelicja &#8211; Phyllis<br \/>\nFeliks &#8211; Felix<br \/>\nFilip &#8211; Philip<br \/>\nFlorentyna &#8211; Florence<br \/>\nFranciszek &#8211; Frank, Francis<br \/>\nFranciszka &#8211; Frances (female)<br \/>\nGenowefa &#8211; Genevieve<br \/>\nGrzegorz &#8211; Gregory<br \/>\nHalina &#8211; Helen<br \/>\nHelena &#8211; Helen<br \/>\nHenryk &#8211; Henry<br \/>\nHenryka &#8211; Henrietta<br \/>\nJadwiga &#8211; \u00a0Harriet, Hattie<br \/>\nIgnacy &#8211; Ignatius<br \/>\nIrina &#8211; Irene<br \/>\nIzydor &#8211; Isadore<br \/>\nJakub &#8211; Jacob<br \/>\nJan &#8211; John<br \/>\nJerzy &#8211; George<br \/>\nJoanna &#8211; Joanne, Jane, Jean, Joan, Jennie<br \/>\nJ\u00f3zef &#8211; Joseph<br \/>\nJulia &#8211; Juliana Julia, Julie<br \/>\nKarol &#8211; Carl, Charles<br \/>\nKamila &#8211; Camille, Camilla<br \/>\nKarolina &#8211; Caroline, Charlotte<br \/>\nKatarzyna &#8211; \u00a0Katherine, Catherine<br \/>\nKlara &#8211; Clara, Clare<br \/>\nKlemens &#8211; Clement, Clemens<br \/>\nKonstanty &#8211; \u00a0Constantine<br \/>\nKonstantyna &#8211; Constance<br \/>\nKrystyna &#8211; Christine, Kristine<br \/>\nKrzysztof &#8211; Christopher<br \/>\nLeokadia &#8211; Leocadia, Laura<br \/>\nLeon &#8211; Leo<br \/>\nLorenz &#8211; Lawrence<br \/>\nLudwik &#8211; Louis<br \/>\nLudwika &#8211; Louise<br \/>\n\u0141ukasz &#8211; Lucas, Luke<br \/>\nMaciej &#8211; Matthew<br \/>\nMagdalena &#8211; Magdalene, Madeline<br \/>\nMalgorzata &#8211; Margaret<br \/>\nMarcin &#8211; Martin<br \/>\nMarek &#8211; Mark<br \/>\nMarianna &#8211; Mary<br \/>\nMaria &#8211; \u00a0Mary<br \/>\nMarta &#8211; Martha<br \/>\nMateusz &#8211; Mathias, Matthew<br \/>\nMichal &#8211; \u00a0Michael<br \/>\nMieczys\u0142aw &#8211; Michael<br \/>\nMikolaj \u00a0&#8211; Nicholas<br \/>\nPawe\u0142 &#8211; Paul<br \/>\nPelagia &#8211; Pearl, Pauline, Polly, Paula<br \/>\nPiotr \u00a0&#8211; Peter<br \/>\nRafa\u0142 &#8211; Ralph<br \/>\nRajmund &#8211; Raymond<br \/>\nR\u00f3\u017ca &#8211; Rose, Rosa<br \/>\nRyszard &#8211; Richard<br \/>\nSalomeja &#8211; Salome, Sarah<br \/>\nSzymon &#8211; Simon<br \/>\nStanis\u0142aw &#8211; Stanislaus, Stanley<br \/>\nStanis\u0142awa &#8211; Stella<br \/>\nStefan- \u00a0Steven, Stephen<br \/>\nStefania &#8211; Stephanie<br \/>\nSylwester &#8211; Sylvester<br \/>\nTadeusz &#8211; Thaddeus, Ted<br \/>\nTekla &#8211; Thecla, Tillie<br \/>\nTeodor &#8211; Theodore, Ted<br \/>\nTeodora &#8211; Theodora, Dora<br \/>\nTomasz &#8211; Thomas<br \/>\nWac\u0142aw &#8211; Wenceslaus, Walter<br \/>\nWalentyna &#8211; Valentina,<br \/>\nWawrzyniec &#8211; Lawrence<br \/>\nWeronika &#8211; Veronica<br \/>\nWicenty &#8211; Wincenty, Vincent<br \/>\nWiktor &#8211; Victor<br \/>\nZofia &#8211; Sofia, Sophie<br \/>\nZuzanna &#8211; \u00a0Susanna, Susan<br \/>\nZygmunt &#8211; Sigmund<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please leave comments in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/09\/IMG_3610-350x217.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/09\/IMG_3610-350x217.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/09\/IMG_3610-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/09\/IMG_3610-1024x634.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/09\/IMG_3610.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Choosing your child&#8217;s name is a big decision. After all, he\/she&#8217;ll be walking around with it for the rest of their life.\u00a0When deciding on a name, you want to see it from the child&#8217;s point of view and how she or he will have to live with it throughout their lives.\u00a0There&#8217;s a lot of pressure&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/common-polish-names-and-their-english-equivalents\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":7687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7686","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7686"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7689,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7686\/revisions\/7689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}