Zalewski
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Zalewski is one of the surnames in Poland
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The surname has a Slavic or more specifically Polish origin. Alternate spellings include Zelewski, Zaleski, Zeleski, Zalewska, Zalescy and Salewski.
The form Zalewski is a mutated version of Zaleski. This mutation was the consequence of many regional influences and the creation of various derivates to suit the local nomenclature, e.g. Chotomow / Chotomowski / Chotomoski. The original form Zaleski was derived from a place called Zalesie or Zalas, which literally means "an area close to a forest, behind a forest". It is difficult to assess which regions were primarily connected with it, because of the significant number of villages by such names.
Another possible etymology for one of the forms of Zalewski surname comes from a topographic name for someone who lived by a flood plain, bay, or any other small body of water. Two locations that this may be connected to are Zalew in Sieradz
voivodeship or Zalewo in Olsztyn
voivodeship.
The Germanised version of this surname is Salewski and Saleski, usually found in the Silesia
region.
The mother-form of this surname was first noted in the year 1370.
Many families from different classes and with different background used this surname.
Several famous people have the surname Zalewski or a variant of it:
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
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The surname has a Slavic or more specifically Polish origin. Alternate spellings include Zelewski, Zaleski, Zeleski, Zalewska, Zalescy and Salewski.
The form Zalewski is a mutated version of Zaleski. This mutation was the consequence of many regional influences and the creation of various derivates to suit the local nomenclature, e.g. Chotomow / Chotomowski / Chotomoski. The original form Zaleski was derived from a place called Zalesie or Zalas, which literally means "an area close to a forest, behind a forest". It is difficult to assess which regions were primarily connected with it, because of the significant number of villages by such names.
Another possible etymology for one of the forms of Zalewski surname comes from a topographic name for someone who lived by a flood plain, bay, or any other small body of water. Two locations that this may be connected to are Zalew in Sieradz
Sieradz
Sieradz is a town on the Warta river in central Poland with 44,326 inhabitants . It is situated in the Łódź Voivodship , but was previously the eponymous capital of the Sieradz Voivodship , and historically one of the minor duchies in Greater Poland.It is one of the oldest towns in Poland,...
voivodeship or Zalewo in Olsztyn
Olsztyn
Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship...
voivodeship.
The Germanised version of this surname is Salewski and Saleski, usually found in the Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
region.
The mother-form of this surname was first noted in the year 1370.
Many families from different classes and with different background used this surname.
Several famous people have the surname Zalewski or a variant of it:
- August ZaleskiAugust ZaleskiAugust Zaleski was a Polish economist, politician, and diplomat. Twice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, he served as the President of Poland within the Polish Government in Exile.- Biography :...
- Polish Politician of the early Twentieth century - Erich von dem Bach Zelewski - SS-Obergruppenführer Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
- Michał Zalewski - Polish "White Hat" Hacker, computer security expert.
- Ksawery Zalewski - Polish diplomat,part of the Piłsudski's PrometheismPrometheismPrometheism or Prometheanism was a political project initiated by Poland's Józef Piłsudski. Its aim was to weaken the Russian Empire and its successor states, including the Soviet Union, by supporting nationalist independence movements among the major non-Russian peoples that lived within the...
government, worker of consulate in French LilleLilleLille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
(1925 - 1926) and Georgian TbilisiTbilisiTbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
(1926 - 1936). Later titular consul in Tbilisi.