Kowalski

See also: kowalski

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Kowalski.

Proper noun

Kowalski (plural Kowalskis)

  1. 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

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Kowalski.

Proper noun

Kowalski m or f

  1. 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)

  1. 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)

  1. a male surname

Declension

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

  1. 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

  1. a surname from Polish