I was just thinking recently that "Zebadiah" is underutilized these days... We need more fun names in circulation.Originally Posted by cptjeff
He's a racist term for people of Polish descent not a hillbilly from West Virginia. If you're going to go ethnic with it (did a search for 'great polish names'): ALBIN: Polish and Scandinavian form of English Alban, meaning "from Alba." ALEKSANDER: Polish and Slovene form of Alexander, meaning "defender of mankind." ALEKSY: Polish form of Greek Alexius, meaning "defender." ALEÅ : Nickname for Polish Aleksander "defender of mankind." ALFONS: Dutch, German and Polish form of Alfonso, meaning "noble and ready." ALOJZY: Polish form of Latin Aloysius, meaning "famous warrior." AMADEI: Polish form of Roman Latin Amadeus, meaning "to love God." AMADEJ: Polish form of Roman Latin Amadeus, meaning "to love God." AMADEUSZ: Polish form of Roman Latin Amadeus, meaning "to love God." ANASTAZY: Polish form of Latin Anastasius, meaning "resurrection." ANDRZEJ: Polish form of Andrew, meaning "man; warrior." ANTONI: Catalan and Polish form of Roman Antonius, possibly meaning "invaluable." APOLINARY: Polish form of Greek Apollinaris, possibly meaning "destroyer." ARKADIUSZ: Polish form of Greek Arkadios, meaning "of Arcadia." ARON: Polish form of Aaron, meaning "high mountain." AUGUSTYN: Polish form of Roman Augustinus, meaning "venerable." AURELIUSZ: Polish form of Roman Aurelius, meaning "golden." BARTLOMIEJ (Bart?omiej): Polish form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai." BARTOSZ: Nickname for Polish Bartlomiej, meaning "son of Talmai." BAZYLI: Polish form of English Basil, meaning "king." BENEDYKT: Polish form of Benedict, meaning "blessed." B?A?EJ: Polish form of French Blaise, meaning "talks with a lisp." BOGUMIL (Bogumi?): Polish name meaning "God-favor," from Slavic bog "god" and mil "favor." BOGUSLAW (Bogus?aw): Polish name meaning "God-glory," from Slavic bog "god" and slav "glory." BOLEK: Pet form of Polish Boles?aw, meaning "large glory." BOLESLAW (Boles?aw): "Large glory." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements bole "large" and slav "glory." BONIFACY: Polish form of Boniface, meaning "good destiny/fate." BORYS: Polish form of Russian Boris, probably meaning "fighter, warrior." BOZYDAR (Bo?ydar): Polish form of Czech Bo?idar, meaning "divine gift." BRATUMIL (Bratumi?): "Brother's favor." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements bratu "brother" and mil "favor." BRONISLAW (Bronis?aw): "Glorious protector." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements bron "protection" and slav "glory." CELESTYN: Polish form of Latin Caelestinus, meaning "heavenly." CEZAR: Polish and Romanian form of Roman Caesar, meaning "hairy." CIBOR: Nickname for Polish Czcibor, meaning "battle of honor." CYRYL: Polish form of English Cyril, meaning "lord." CZCIBOR: "Battle of honor." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements chest "honor" and bor "battle." CZESLAW (Czes?aw): "Honor and glory." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements chest "honor" and slav "glory." DARIUSZ: Polish form of Roman Darius, meaning "possesses a lot; wealthy." DAWID: Polish form of David, meaning "beloved." DOBROGOST: "Kind guest." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements dobro "good, kind" and gost "guest." DOBROMI?: Polish form of Czech Dobromil, meaning "kind and gracious." DOBROSLAW (Dobros?aw): "Good glory." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements dobro "kind, good" and slav "glory." DOMINIK: Czech and Polish form of English Dominic, meaning "belongs to the lord." DONAT: Catalan, French, Provençal and Polish form of Latin Donato, meaning "given (by God)." DOROFIEJ: Polish form of English Theodore, meaning "gift of God." DOROTA: Polish form of English Theodore, meaning "gift of God." DRUGI: Pet form of Polish Andrzej, meaning "man; warrior." EGIDIUSZ: Polish form of Latin Aegidius, meaning "kid, young goat." ELIASZ: Polish form of Elijah, meaning "the Lord is my God." ELIGIUSZ: Polish form of Latin Eligius, meaning "to choose." EMERYK: Polish form of German Emerick, meaning "work-power." EUGENIUSZ: Polish form of Latin Eugenius, meaning "well born." EUSTACHY: Polish form of English Eustace, meaning "good harvest/stability." FELICJAN: Polish form of Latin Felix, meaning "lucky." FELIKS: Polish and Russian form of Latin Felix, meaning "lucky." FERDYNAND: Polish form of Visigothic Ferdinand, meaning "journey-prepared." FRANCISZEK: Polish form of Latin Franciscus, meaning "free." FRIDERICH: Polish form of English Frederick, meaning "peaceful ruler." FRYDERYK: Polish form of English Frederick, meaning "peaceful ruler." FRYDRYCH: Variant of Polish Friderich, meaning "peaceful ruler." FRYDRYK: Variant of Polish Fryderyk, meaning "peaceful ruler." GABRJEL: Polish form of English Gabriel, meaning "strong man of God." GABRYJEL: Polish form of English Gabriel, meaning "strong man of God." GABRYS (Gabry?): Pet form of Polish Gabryjel, meaning "strong man of God." GABRYSZ: Variant of Polish Gabrys, meaning "strong man of God." GAWEL (Gawe?): Polish form of Roman Gallus, meaning "rooster." GERWAZY: Polish form of English Gervase, meaning "spear servant." GRZEGORZ: Polish form of English Gregory, meaning "watchful; vigilant." GRZEGORZ: Polish form of English Gregory, meaning "watchful; vigilant." GUSTAW: Polish form of Latin Gustavus, meaning "meditation staff." HAINRICH: Polish form of English Henry, meaning "home-ruler." HAJNRICH: Polish form of English Henry, meaning "home-ruler." HENDRYCH: Polish form of English Henry, meaning "home-ruler." HENIO: Diminutive form of Polish Hendrych and Henryk, meaning "little home-ruler." HENRYK: Polish form of English Henry, meaning "home-ruler." HIERONIM: Polish form of Greek Hieronymos, meaning "holy name." HIPOLIT: Polish form of Greek Hippolytos, meaning "horse-freer." IDZI: Pet form of Polish Egidiusz, meaning "kid, young goat." IGNACY: Polish form of Latin Ignatius, possibly meaning "unknowing." IRENEUSZ: Polish form of Latin Ireneus, meaning "peaceful." IWAN: Polish form of Ivan and Welsh form of John, both meaning "God is gracious." IWO: Polish form of Latin Ivo, meaning "yew tree." IZAAK: German and Polish form of Isaac, meaning "he will laugh." IZYDOR: Polish form of Isidore, meaning "gift of Isis." JACEK: Modern form of Polish Jacenty, meaning "hyacinth flower." JACENTY: Polish form of Hyacinth, meaning "hyacinth flower." JAKUB: Czech and Polish form of Jacob, meaning "supplanter." JANEK: Polish pet form of Jan, meaning "God is gracious." JANUSZ: Polish form of John, meaning "God is gracious." JAREK: Czech and Polish pet form of names beginning with Slavic jaro, meaning "spring." JAROGNIEW: "Spring anger." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements jaro "spring" and gniew "anger." JAROMIR: Polish form of Czech JaromÃr, meaning "spring peace." JAROPELK (Jarope?k): "Spring people." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements jaro "spring" and pelk "people." JAROSLAW (Jaros?aw): "Spring glory." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements jaro "spring" and slawa "glory." JEDRZEJ (J?drzej): Old Polish form of Andrew, meaning "man, warrior." JERONIM: Polish form of Greek Hieronymos, meaning "holy name." JERZY: Polish form of Greek Georgios, meaning "earth-worker, farmer." JOZAFAT: Polish form of Josaphat, meaning "God has judged." JÓZEF: Polish form of Joseph, meaning "(God) shall add," which is usually taken to mean "God will add another son." JULEK: Pet form of Polish Juliusz, possibly meaning "soft-bearded," a symbolic reference to "youth." JULIUSZ: Polish form of Roman Julius, possibly meaning "soft-bearded," a symbolic reference to "youth." JUREK: Pet form of Polish Jerzy, meaning "earth-worker, farmer." JUSTYN: Polish form of Latin Justinus, meaning "fair; just." KACPER: Polish form of English Jasper, meaning "treasure bearer." KAJETAN: Polish form of Roman Caietanus, meaning "from Caieta (Gaeta, Italy)." KAROL: Polish and Slovak form of Karl, meaning "man." KASPER: Polish form of Spanish Gaspar, meaning "treasure bearer." KAZIMIERZ: "Famous/great destroyer." Polish name derived from Polish kazic "to destroy" and Slavic meri "famous, great." KLAUDIUSZ: Polish form of Roman Claudius, meaning "lame." KLEMENS: Danish, German, Polish and Swedish form of Latin Clemens, meaning "gentle and merciful." KLIMEK: Polish nickname for Klemens, meaning "gentle and merciful." KONDRAT: Polish form of German Konrad, meaning "bold counsel." KONSTANTY: Polish form of Latin Constans, meaning "steadfast." KONSTANTYN: Polish form of Roman Constantine, meaning "steadfast." KORNELI: Polish form of Roman Cornelius, meaning "horn." KORNELIUSZ: Polish form of Roman Cornelius, meaning "horn." KRYSTIAN: Polish form of Christian, meaning "follower of Christ." KRYSTYN: Polish form of Christian, meaning "follower of Christ." KRZYS (Krzy?): Pet form of Polish Krzysztof, meaning "Christ-bearer." KRZYSZTOF: Polish form of Christopher, meaning "Christ-bearer." KSAWERY: Polish form of English Xavier, meaning "a new house." KUBA: Polish pet form of Jakub, meaning "supplanter." LECHOSLAW (Lechos?aw): "Lech's glory." Polish name composed of the name Lech and the Slavic element slav "glory." LESLAW (Les?aw): Nickname for Polish Lechos?aw, meaning "Lech's glory." LEW: Polish form of Russian Lev, meaning "lion." LONGIN: Polish form of Roman Longinus, meaning "long." LUBOMIERZ: "Love's great." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements lub "love" and meri "great, famous." LUBOMIR: Polish form of Czech LubomÃr, meaning "love's peace." LUCJAN: Polish form of Roman Lucianus, meaning "light." LUCJUSZ: Polish form of Roman Lucius, meaning "light." LUDWIK: Polish form of German Ludwig, meaning "famous warrior." LUKASZ (?ukasz): Polish form of English Luke, meaning "from Lucania." MACIEJ: Polish form of Matthias, meaning "gift of God." MAKARY: Polish form of Latin Macarius, meaning "blessed." MAKSYM: Polish form of Latin Maximus, meaning "the greatest." MAKSYMILIAN: Polish form of Maximilian, meaning "the greatest." MARCELI: Polish form of Roman Marcellus, meaning "warlike." MARCIN: Polish form of Martin, meaning "of/like Mars." MAREK: Czech and Polish form of English Mark, meaning "warlike." MARIAN: Polish and Romanian form of Roman Marianus, meaning "like Marius." MARIK: Variant of Czech/Polish Marek, meaning "warlike." MARIUSZ: Polish form of Latin Marius, meaning "male, virile." MARTYN: Polish form Martin, meaning "of/like Mars." MATEUSZ: Polish form of Matthew, meaning "gift of God." MAURYCY: Polish form of French Maurice, meaning "dark-skinned; Moor." METODY: Polish form of Latin Methodius, meaning "method." MICHA?: Polish form of Michael, meaning "who is like God?" MIECZYSLAW (Mieczys?aw): "Man/sword of glory." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements miecz "man; sword" and slav "glory." MIESZKO: Nickname for Polish Mieczys?aw, meaning "who is like God?" MIKOLAJ: Polish form of Nicholas, meaning "victory of the people." MILOGOST (Mi?ogost): "Favor/grace-guest." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements mil "favor, grace" and gost "guest." MILOSLAW (Mi?os?aw): Polish name composed of the Slavic elements mil "favor, grace" and slav "glory." MILOSZ (Mi?osz): Pet form of Polish Mi?os?aw, meaning "favor glory." MIRON: Polish and Russian form of Greek Myron, meaning "myrrh." MIROSLAW (Miros?aw): "Peace-glory." Polish name, composed of the Slavic elements mir "peace" and slav "glory." MSCISLAW (M?cis?aw): "Vengeance-glory." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements mshcha "vengeance" and slav "glory." NARCYZ: Polish form of Latin Narcissus, possibly meaning "numbness; sleep." NIKIFOR: Bulgarian, Polish and Russian form of Greek Nikephoros, meaning "bearer of victory." NIKODEM: Polish form of Latin Nicodemus, meaning "victory of the people." OSKAR: Polish and Scandinavian form of Irish Oscar, meaning "deer-lover." PATRYK: Polish form of Latin Patricius, meaning "nobleman." PAWEL (Pawe?): Polish form of Paul, meaning "small." PIOTR: Polish form of Peter, meaning "rock, stone." PRZEMEK: Pet form of Polish Przemys?aw, meaning "thought-glory." PRZEMKO: Pet form of Polish Przemys?aw, meaning "thought-glory." PRZEMYSL (Przemys?): "Cunning." Polish byname transferred to forename use. The byname was usually given to a cunning person and was derived from an Old Polish noun meaning "trick, strategem." PRZEMYSLAW (Przemys?aw): Polish name meaning "thought-glory." RACLAW (Rac?aw): Nickname for Polish Rados?aw, meaning "happy glory." RADOMI?: Polish form of Czech Radomil, meaning "happy favor." RADOSLAW (Rados?aw): "Happy glory." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements rad "happy" and slav "glory." RADZIMIERZ: "Happy peace." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements rad "happy" and mir "peace." RAFAL (Rafa?): Polish form of Raphael, meaning "God has healed." RAJMUND: Polish and Slovene form of English Raymond, meaning "wise protector." RENARD: French and Polish form of English Reynard, meaning "wise and strong." ROMAN: Polish and Russian name derived from Roman Romanus, meaning "Roman." ROSCISLAW (Ro?cis?aw): Polish form of Rostislav, meaning "usurp-glory." RYSZARD: Polish form of Richard, meaning "powerful and brave." SERAFIN: Polish form of Latin Seraphinus, meaning "burning one." SERGIUSZ: Polish form of Roman Sergius, possibly meaning "servant." SEWERYN: Polish form of Roman Severinus, meaning "stern." SLAWOMIR (S?awomir): "Glory-peace." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements slav "glory" and mir "peace." SOBIESLAW (Sobies?aw): "Appropriate-glory." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements sobi "appropriate, usurp" and slav "glory." STANISLAW (Stanis?aw): Polish form of Slavic Stanislav, meaning "glorious government." SULISLAW (Sulis?aw): Polish name meaning "better fame." SWIETOMIERZ (?wi?tomierz): Polish name composed of the Slavic elements svyanto "blessed, holy" and mir "peace." SWIETOPELK (?wi?tope?k): Polish form of Russian Svyatopolk, meaning "blessed people." SWIETOSLAW (?wi?tos?aw): Polish form of Russian Svyatoslav, meaning "blessed glory." SYLWESTER: Polish form of English Silvester, meaning "from the forest." SZCZEOSNY: Polish name meaning "lucky." SZCZEPAN: Polish form of English Stephen, meaning "crown." SZCZESNY (Szcz?sny): Variant of Polish Szczeosny, meaning "lucky." SZYMON: Polish form of Greek Simon, meaning "hearkening." TADEUSZ: Polish form of Thaddeus, meaning "given of God." TADZIO: Nickname for Polish Tadeusz, meaning "given of God." TEOFIL: Polish form of Latin Theophilus, meaning "God's friend." TOBIASZ: Polish form of Greek Tobias, meaning "God is good." TOMASZ: Polish form of Thomas, meaning "twin." TYMON: Polish form of Greek Timon, meaning "honor." TYMOTEUSZ: Polish form of Timothy, meaning "to honor God." TYTUS: Polish form of Roman Titus, meaning "white clay, white earth." URJASZ: Polish form of Uriah, meaning "God is my light." WACLAW (Wac?aw): Polish form of Slavic Wenceslas, meaning "more glory." WALENTY: Polish form of English Valentine, meaning "healthy, strong." WALERIAN: Polish form of Roman Valerianus, meaning "strong." WALERY: Polish form of Roman Valerius, meaning "strong." WAWRZYNIEC: Polish form of Roman Laurentius, meaning "of Laurentum." WIELISLAW (Wielis?aw): Polish name, meaning "great glory." WIESLAW (Wies?aw): Abbreviated form of Polish Wielis?aw, meaning "great glory." WIKTOR: Polish equivalent of Latin Victor, meaning "to conquer; victory." WINCENTY: Polish form of Latin Vincentius, meaning "to conquer." WISLAW (Wis?aw): Nickname for Polish Wielis?aw, meaning "great glory." WIT: Polish form of Roman Vitus, meaning "life." WITO?D: Polish form of Lithuanian Vytautas, meaning "driving the people." WLADYSLAW (W?adys?aw): Polish form of Czech Vladislav, meaning "rules with glory." WLODEK (W?odek): Pet form of Polish names containing the element wlod, meaning "rule." WLODZIMIERZ (W?odzimierz): Polish form of Slavic Vladimir, meaning "famous ruler." WLODZISLAW (W?odzis?aw): Variant of Polish W?adys?aw, meaning "rules with glory." WOJCIECH: "Happy soldier." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements voi "soldier" and tech "consolation." WOJTEK: Pet form of Polish Wojciech, meaning "happy soldier." ZACHARIASZ: Polish form of biblical Zechariah, meaning "God has remembered." ZBIGNIEW: "Dispels anger." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements zbit "to dispel" and gniew "anger." ZDZISLAW (Zdzis?aw): Polish name meaning "here is glory." ZIEMOWIT: Polish name meaning "lord of the family." ZYGFRYD: Polish form of German Siegfried, meaning "victory-peace." ZYGMUNT: Polish form of Sigmund, meaning "victory-protector."
