Meaning & History
Kędzierska is a Polish surname, the feminine form of Kędzierski.
Etymology
The root Kędzierski is a descriptive surname derived from a nickname for a person with curly hair, from the Polish word kędziory meaning "curls." The feminine suffix -ska indicates a woman, making Kędzierska the typical form for a female bearer.
Notable Bearers
Notable women with the surname Kędzierska include:
- Aleksandra Kędzierska (born 1984), Polish-French dancer and actress
- Anna Kędzierska (1932–2020), Polish economist and politician
- Celina Kędzierska, Polish Righteous Among the Nations
Notable men bearing the masculine form Kędzierski include Apoloniusz Kędzierski (1861–1939), a Polish painter, and Michał Kędzierski (born 1994), a Polish volleyball player.
Related surnames in other Slavic languages share the same meaning: the Czech Kudrna and its feminine form Kudrnová, and the Russian Kudryavtsev / Kudryavtseva.
- Meaning: "of the curly-haired one"
- Origin: Polish
- Type: Feminine form of patronymic/nickname surname
- Usage regions: Poland
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