a Christian name, i.e., a Biblical name or a saint's name.Parents normally choose from a long list of traditional names which may come from: (This is reminiscent of the pre-Christian rite of the "first haircut" ( Polish: postrzyżyny), which also involved giving the child a new name.
Among Catholics, who form the vast majority of the population, it is customary to adopt the name of a saint as an informal, third given name at confirmation, however, this does not have any legal effect. Minor regional spelling differences also exist depending on whether the surname originated in Polish, Czech or Slovak ( -sky/-ský).Ī child in Poland is usually given one or two names Polish registry offices do not register more than two. Since the High Middle Ages, Polish-sounding surnames ending with the masculine -ski suffix, including -cki and -dzki, and the corresponding feminine suffix -ska/-cka/-dzka were associated with the nobility (Polish szlachta), which alone, in the early years, had such suffix distinctions. Maria is a female name that can be used also as a middle (second) name for males. There are, however, a few male names that end in a, which are very old and uncommon, such as Barnaba, Bonawentura, Boryna, Jarema, Kosma, Kuba (a diminutive of Jakub) and Saba. Almost all Polish female names end in a vowel -a, and most male names end in a consonant or a vowel other than a. The law requires a given name to indicate the person's gender. The usage of personal names in Poland is generally governed by civil law, church law, personal taste and family custom.
Polish names have two main elements: the given name, and the surname.
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