Zieliński (Polish pronunciation:[ʑɛˈlij̃skʲi]; feminine Zielińska, plural Zielińscy) is the eighth
most commonsurname in
Poland (91,522 people in 2009),[1] and is also common in other countries in various forms. The first Polish records of the surname date to the 15th century. Without diacritical marks, it is spelled Zielinski. The
Russianized form is
Zelinski (Зелинский).
Polish surnames ending in "-ski" are of toponymic origin, meaning they identify someone as an inhabitant of a given community, and not through association with what the name's root meant. Thus, given the great number of similarly named localities, linguistically Zielin, Zielinca, Zieliniec and Zielińsk would be the most perfect matches. Some others might include Zieleniec, Zielinice, Zieleniew, Zieleniewo, Zieleń, Zielęcice, Zielięcin, Zielniczki, Zielniki and Zielona.
Polish: a
toponymic surname, with the
toponym stemming from the word zieleń, meaning the color green, or referring to vibrancy and youth. It also could have originated from the word 'zioło', meaning plant or herb.
Jewish (Ashkenazic, from Poland): a habitational name for someone from places in Poland called Zielona or Zielonka, deriving from the root word meaning
green.
German: the name is also particularly well-established in Germany due to migration patterns over centuries. The Germanized version of this surname is Zelinsky or Saleznicky, usually found in the
Silesia region.
Clans and Polish coats of arms
Due to the sheer size and frequency distribution of the name, it is difficult to trace common origins or use of armigerous
coats of arms (herby) in the
Polish clan system.
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surnameZieliński. If an
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