Kowalski
See also: kowalski
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish Kowalski.
Proper noun
Kowalski (plural Kowalskis)
- A surname from Polish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kowalski is the 1,999th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18,077 individuals. Kowalski is most common among White (96.05%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kowalski”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 345.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish Kowalski.
Proper noun
Kowalski m or f
- a surname from Polish
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish Kowalski.
Proper noun
Kowalski m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Kowalskis or (with an article) Kowalski, feminine genitive Kowalski, plural Kowalskis)
- a surname from Polish
Usage notes
- Kowalski is a fairly common name among ethnic Germans, especially in areas with historic Polish immigration, such as the Ruhrgebiet.
Polish
Etymology
From kowal + -ski, translating roughly to 'from the Smith's hamlet.'
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔˈval.ski/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -alski
- Syllabification: Ko‧wal‧ski
- Homophone: kowalski
Proper noun
Kowalski m pers (female equivalent Kowalska)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Kowalski
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kowalski | Kowalscy |
| genitive | Kowalskiego | Kowalskich |
| dative | Kowalskiemu | Kowalskim |
| accusative | Kowalskiego | Kowalskich |
| instrumental | Kowalskim | Kowalskimi |
| locative | Kowalskim | Kowalskich |
| vocative | Kowalski | Kowalscy |
Further reading
- Kowalski in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- “Kowalski”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish Kowalski.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ˈvaws.ki/
Proper noun
Kowalski m or f by sense
- a surname from Polish
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish Kowalski.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈbalski/ [koˈβ̞als.ki]
- Rhymes: -alski
- Syllabification: Ko‧wals‧ki
Proper noun
Kowalski m or f by sense
- a surname from Polish