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paul
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paul asked in Pregnancy & ParentingBaby Names · 10 years ago

Origin of names like Topolski....?

where do you think names like Lupinski and Topolski and Stamakinely and others like this originate. I think Russia. I'm not sure though because they are mostly American people with these names.

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago
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    I haven't heard of any of these names as first names and I live in America. They sound like Russian/Polish last names to me.

    Apparently, the "ski" ending was a sign of nobility attached to the end of the name.

    Topolski Name Meaning and History

    Polish, Ukrainian, Belorussian, and Jewish (from eastern Poland): habitational name for someone from places called Topola or Topole (named with topola ‘poplar’), in Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine.

    lupinski Name Meaning and History

    Polish (Lupinski): habitational name for someone from Lupin in Siedlce voivodeship.

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