Bobrowski ( ; feminine: Bobrowska; plural: Bobrowscy) is a
Polish-language surname
Polish names have two main elements: the given name, and the surname. The usage of personal names in Poland is generally governed by civil law (legal system), civil law, church law, personal taste and family custom.
The law requires a given name ...
. Variants of the name are also common in Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. It is derived from the noun ''
bobrъ'' ("
beaver
Beavers are large, semiaquatic rodents in the genus ''Castor'' native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') and the Eurasian beaver (''C. fiber''). Beavers ar ...
" in Slavic languages).
Related surnames
People
Bobrowski/Bobrowska
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Czesław Bobrowski (1904–1996), Polish economist
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Johannes Bobrowski
Johannes Bobrowski (originally ''Johannes Konrad Bernhard Bobrowski''; 9 April 1917 – 2 September 1965) was a German lyric poet, narrative writer, adaptor and essayist.
Life
Bobrowski was born on 9 April 1917Bobrowski, Johannes (1984). ''S ...
(1917–1965), German poet
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Stefan Bobrowski
Stefan Bobrowski (17 January 1840Sometimes given as 1841. – 12 April 1863) was a Polish politician and activist for Polish independence. He participated in the January 1863 Uprising as one of the leaders of its " Red" faction and as a member ...
(1840–1863), Polish politician
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Szymon Bobrowski
Szymon Bobrowski (born 16 January 1972 in Konin, Poland) is a Polish actor.
Acted in tens of cinema and TV films, as well as theatre plays.
Filmography
* Magda M.
* Hania
* S@motność w sieci
*Na dobre i na złe
* Operacja "Koza"
* Serce na d ...
(born 1972), Polish actor
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Tadeusz Bobrowski
Tadeusz Bobrowski (1829–1894) was a Polish landowner living in Ukraine, best known outside Poland as the guardian and mentor of his nephew Józef Konrad Korzeniowski, who would later become the well-known English-language novelist Joseph Conrad.
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(1829–1894), Polish social activist
Bobrovsky/Bobrovskaya
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Cecilia Bobrovskaya (1873–1960), Russian revolutionary and memoirist
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Elena Bobrovskaya (born 1975), Kyrgyz athlete
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Sergei Bobrovsky
Sergei Andreyevich Bobrovsky (russian: Серге́й Андреевич "Боб" Бобровский; born 20 September 1988) is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has ...
(born 1988), Russian ice-hockey player
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Vladimir Bobrovsky (1873–1924), Russian Bolshevik revolutionary
See also
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Polish-language surnames