The zaleski Surname
zaleski Name Meaning and History
- Polish, Ukrainian, and Belorussian: topographic name for someone who lived ‘on the other side of the wood’, from Polish za ‘beyond’ + las ‘forest’, with the addition of -ski, suffix of local surnames, or a habitational name for someone from a place called Zalesie, named with these elements. As a habitational name, it is also found as an Ashkenazic Jewish name.
- Polish (Zaleski): topographic name for someone who lived ‘on the other side of the water meadow’, from Polish za ‘beyond’ + leg ‘water meadow’.
- Polish: variant of Zalewski.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Szymon Zaleski (Załęski) , Feliks Zaleski (Załęski) |
 milena134
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| Michael Zaleski from Nisko born 1865 |
mplage
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| Zaleski | Lorrie Okragly | 4 |
| Family? | Thomas J. Zaleski | 14 |
| Steve & Agnes Zaleski, bio |
ccountr1
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| Zaleski, Rudolph Paul |
donmackenzie1
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| Where to go next after prison? | Marilyn Krzus | 3 |
| what happened to John? | Connie Zaleski | 1 |
| Brick Wall in Chicago--can you suggest ways to jump this hurdle? |
mmkrzus
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| Zaleski/Zalewski Surname Study |
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