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Wiśniewski (Polish pronunciation:
[viɕˈɲɛfskʲi] ; feminine: Wiśniewska , plural Wiśniewscy ) is the third
most common
surname in
Poland (111,174 people in 2009).
[1] It is a toponymic surname derived from any of locations named
Wiśniewa ,
Wiśniewo ,
Wiśniowa ,
Wiśniew . It is related to the following surnames in other languages:
Language
Masculine
Feminine
Polish
Wiśniewski
Wiśniewska
Belarusian (
Romanization )
Вішнеўскі (Višnieŭski, Vishnieuski, Vishnewski)
Вішнеўская (Višnieŭskaja, Vishnieuskaya, Vishnewskaya)
Czech
Višněvský
Višněvská
German
Wischniewski, Wischnewsky
Latvian
Višņevskis
Lithuanian
Vyšniauskas
Vyšniauskienė (married) Vyšniauskaitė (unmarried)
Romanian
Vișnevschi, Vișnevski Vișinescu, Vișnescu, taking the Latin-derived suffix –escu
Russian (
Romanization )
Вишневский (Vishnevskiy,
Vishnevsky , Vishnevski)
Вишневская (Vishnevskaya, Vishnevskaia)
Ukrainian (
Romanization )
Вишневський (Vyshnevskyi, Vyshnevskyy)
Вишневська (Vyshnevska)
Other
Višnevski, Višnievský
History
People
Wisniewski
Andreas Wisniewski (born 1959), German actor and dancer
Connie Wisniewski (1922–1995), American baseball pitcher
David Wisniewski (1953–2002), British children's author
Edgar Wisniewski (1930–2007), German architect
James Wisniewski (born 1984), American ice hockey player
John S. Wisniewski (born 1962), American politician
Jonathan Wisniewski , French rugby player
Keith Wisniewski (born 1981), American mixed martial arts fighter
Leo Wisniewski (born 1959), American football player
Margarethe Wisniewski known professionally as
Margarete Schlegel (1899–1987), German theatre and film actress and soprano operetta singer
Maryan Wisniewski (1937–2022), French footballer
Paul Wisniewski (born 1949), British radio broadcaster and television reporter
Stefan Wisniewski (born 1953), German member of the Red Army Faction
Stefen Wisniewski , American football player
Steve Wisniewski (born 1967), American football player
Matt Wisniewski (born 1990), American artist
Wiśniewski
Adam Wiśniewski (born 1980), Polish handballer
Adam Wiśniewski-Snerg (1937–1995), Polish science fiction author
Andrzej Wiśniewski , Polish football manager
Jacek Wiśniewski (born 1974), Polish footballer
Jan Wiktor Wiśniewski (1922-2006), Polish footballer
Janek Wiśniewski , fictional name for Zbigniew Godlewski (1952–1970), Polish demonstrator
Janusz Leon Wiśniewski (born 1954), Polish writer and chemist
Józef Wiśniewski (1940–1996), Polish ice hockey player
Łukasz Wiśniewski (born 1989), Polish volleyball player
Michał Wiśniewski (born 1972), Polish pop vocalist
Mieczysław Wiśniewski (1892–1952), Polish footballer
Piotr Wiśniewski (born 1982), Polish footballer
Przemysław Wiśniewski , Polish footballer
Radosław Wiśniewski , Polish footballer
Wiesław Z. Wiśniewski (1931–1994), Polish astronomer
Zenon Wiśniewski (born 1959), Polish politician
Wiśniewska
Aleksandra Wiśniewska (born 1994), Polish politician, political scientist, humanitarian, and activist
Ania Wiśniewska (born 1977), Polish pop singer
Ewa Wiśniewska (born 1942), Polish actress
Jadwiga Wiśniewska (born 1963), Polish politician
Joanna Wiśniewska (born 1972), Polish discus thrower
Lucyna Wiśniewska (1955–2022), Polish politician
Marta Wiśniewska (born 1978), Polish dancer and singer, also known as Mandaryna
Maria Pasło-Wiśniewska (born 1959), Polish politician
Olimpia Bartosik-Wiśniewska (born 1976), Polish chess master
Wischnewski
Wiśniowski
Places
See also
References