Jagiełło

See also: Jagiello

Polish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Belarusian Яге́ль / Яге́ла (Jahjélʹ). Compare Lithuanian Jogaila.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jaˈɡjɛw.wɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛwwɔ
  • Syllabification: Ja‧gieł‧ło

Proper noun

Jagiełło m pers

  1. a male surname from Belarusian
  2. (historical) Władysław II Jagiełło (Grand Duke of Lithuania (1377–1381 and 1382–1401), later giving the position to his cousin Vytautas in exchange for the title of Supreme Duke of Lithuania (1401–1434) and then King of Poland (1386–1434), first alongside his wife Jadwiga until 1399, and then sole ruler of Poland)

Declension

Proper noun

Jagiełło f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname from Belarusian

Derived terms

nouns
  • Jagiellon
adjectives
  • jagielloński
nouns
  • Jagiellonka
  • Jagiellończyk

Further reading

  • Jagiełło in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Jagiełło in PWN's encyclopedia
  • Jagiełło”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022