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Koźmiński (surname)
Koźmiński is a Polish language surname of toponymic surname, derived from one of the Polish localities named Koźmin. The surname may refer to: *Andrzej Koźmiński (born 1943), professor of management and founder of Kozminski University *Aaron Kosminski (born Aron Mordke Kozminski, 1865–1919), London Polish immigrant suspected of being Jack the Ripper *Marek Koźmiński (born 1971), Polish footballer *Leon Koźmiński Leon Koźmiński (Polish pronunciation: ; born 1 October 1904 – died 6 June 1993) was a Polish economist, academic, lieutenant of the Home Army, participant of the Warsaw Uprising and a professor at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics. Life and ... (1904–1993), Polish economist * Lucian Kozminski (1916–1993), Polish-born American convicted of swindling Holocaust survivors {{DEFAULTSORT:Kozminski (surname) Polish-language surnames Polish toponymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toponymic Surname
A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name."Toponymic Surnames as Evidence of the Origin: Some Medieval Views" , by Benjamin Z. Kedar. This can include specific locations, such as the individual's place of origin, residence, or of lands that they held, or can be more generic, derived from topographic features.Iris Shagir, "The Medieval Evolution of By-naming: Notions from the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem", ''In Laudem Hierosolymitani'' (Shagir, Ellenblum & Riley-Smith, eds.), Ashgate Publishing, 2007, pp. 49-59. Toponymic surnames originated as non-hereditary personal s, and only subsequently came to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |