Junczyk (Polish pronunciation: ['junt͡ʂɨk]; feminine Junczyk; plural Junczykowie) is a Polish surname.[1]
Etymology
editThe surname comes from the Old Polish adjective word juny[2] inherited from Proto-Slavic *junъ meaning a young, with the suffix -czyk serving as a patronymic.
At the same time, it is a surname with a coat of arms origin - from the coat of arms of the same name, the etymology of which comes from a legendary soldier named Junczyk.
It functions in parallel with the surname Juńczyk, which is a version with the diacritical letter ń.[3]
Notable people with the surname include
edit- Anna Junczyk-Paczuska (born 1980), Polish archer
- Ewa Junczyk-Ziomecka (born 1949), Polish diplomat
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rymut, Kazimierz (1993). Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (in Polish). Instytut Języka Polskiego. p. 397. ISBN 83-85579-16-8.
- ^ "juny", Wikisłownik, wolny słownik wielojęzyczny (in Polish), 2022-04-15, retrieved 2023-11-15
- ^ Rymut, Kazimierz (1993). Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (in Polish). Instytut Języka Polskiego. p. 399. ISBN 83-85579-16-8.
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