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Oborski Family
Oborski, feminine Oborska is a Polish noble family name. Historically it originated from the nobiliary toponymic naming "z Obór" ("from Obory"). ''Materials for Polish Biographical and Genealogical Dictionary'', August 21, 2008 The suffix "-ski" in Polish surnames has the same function. Notable people with the surname include: * (died 1697) a statesmnan of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth * Mikołaj Stanisław Oborski (1576–1646), Polish jesuit and writer * (born 1952), Polish spri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobiliary Particle
A nobiliary particle is used in a surname or family name in many Western cultures to signal the nobility of a family. The particle used varies depending on the country, language and period of time. In some languages, it is the same as a regular prepositional particle that was used in the creation of many surnames. In some countries, it became customary to distinguish the nobiliary particle from the regular one by a different spelling, although in other countries these conventions did not arise, occasionally resulting in ambiguity. The nobiliary particle can often be omitted in everyday speech or certain contexts. Denmark and Norway In Denmark and Norway, there is a distinction between (1) nobiliary particles in family names and (2) prepositions denoting an individual person's place of residence. Nobiliary particles like af, von, and de (English: ''of'') are integrated parts of family names. The use of particles was not a particular privilege for the nobility. On the other h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obory (other)
Obory may refer to the following places: * Obory, Chełmno County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) * Obory, Golub-Dobrzyń County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) * Obory, Toruń County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) * Obory, Piaseczno County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) * Obory, Sochaczew County in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) * Obory, Konin County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) * Obory, Pleszew County in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) * Obory, Pomeranian Voivodeship (north Poland) * Obory, Czech Republic {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Surname
Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwriters Polish may refer to: * Polishing, the process of creating a smooth and shiny surface by rubbing or chemical action ** French polishing, polishing wood to a high gloss finish * Nail polish * Shoe polish * Polish (screenwriting), improving a script in smaller ways than in a rewrite See also * * * Polonaise (other) A polonaise ()) is a stately dance of Polish origin or a piece of music for this dance. Polonaise may also refer to: * Polonaises (Chopin), compositions by Frédéric Chopin ** Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 (french: Polonaise héroïque, lin ... {{Disambiguation, surname Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikołaj Stanisław Oborski
Mikołaj Stanisław Oborski (1576–1646) was a Polish jesuit and writer. Oborski joined the Jesuit Order in 1602 where he ran several Jesuit colleges in Poland and investigated the miracles of Stanislaus Kostka Stanisław Kostka S.J. (28 October 1550 – 15 August 1568) was a Polish novice of the Society of Jesus. He is venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Stanislaus Kostka (as distinct from his namesake, the 11th-century Bishop of Kraków S .... Works *''Aquila grandis Martinus Oborski, Palatinus Podlachiae'', Warszawa 1603; *''Relacja albo krótkie opisanie cudów niektórych błogosławionego Stanisława Kostki'', Kraków 1603; *''Wypis z procesu kanonizacji św. Stanisława Kostki''. 1576 births 1646 deaths 17th-century Polish Jesuits Jesuit bishops {{RC-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryszard Oborski
Ryszard Oborski (born 2 May 1952 in Poznań) is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-2 500 m: 1974, K-4 500 m: 1977, K-4 1000 m: 1977), two silvers (K-4 1000 m: 1979, K-4 10000 m: 1981), and five bronzes (K-1 4 x 500 m: 1974, K-4 500 m: 1978, 1979; K-4 10000 m: 1974, 1983). Oborski also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the K-4 1000 m event at Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ... in 1980. References * * External links * * 1952 births Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists of Poland Polish male canoeists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasz Oborski
Tomasz Oborski (1571–1645) was the auxiliary bishop of Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ... from 1614 to 1645. 1571 births 1645 deaths Bishops of Kraków {{Poland-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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