When researching your Polish ancestors it helps to know the English equivalent to the Polish given names. Here is a list of some of the more common names.
First Names of The Polish Commonwealth
By William E. Hoffman and George W. Helon.
English Name
Polish Name
English Name
Polish Name
Albert
Wojciech
Lawrence
Wawrzyniecl
Agatha
Agata
Lucas
Lukasz
Agnes
Agnieszka
Louis
Ludwik
Andrew
Andrzej
Louise
Ludwika
Ann
Anna
Margaret
Malgorzata
Anthony
Antoni
Martin
Marcin
Bartholomew
Bartlomiej
Mary
Maria
Catherine
Katarzyna
Mathew
Mateusz
Charles
Karol
Michael
Michal
Elizabeth
Elizbieta
Nicholas
Mikolaj
Eva
Ewa
Paul
Pawel
Frank
Franciszek
Peter
Piotr
Frances
Franciszka
Phillip
Filip
Gregory
Grzegorz
Sophia
Zofia
Jacob
Jakub
Stephen
Stefan
John
Jan
Thomas
Tomasz
Joseph
Józef
Valentine
Walenty
Josephine
Józefa
Victoria
Wiktoria
James Smock
About the author:
For more than 15 years now, James Smock has been researching his Polish
ancestors. He is a native Houstonian with Polish roots in Bremond,
Marlin and New Waverly, Texas.
