Polonsky (russian: Полонский, uk, Полонський) is a surname. It is quite common in

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and

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. The name independently appeared in Russia and Ukraine, and in the

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of ...

, and a little later was used by

Polish Jews The history of the Jews in Poland dates back at least 1,000 years. For centuries, Poland was home to the largest and most significant Ashkenazi Jewish community in the world. Poland was a principal center of Jewish culture, because of the lo ...

. The first mention of the surname comes from 16th century Polish genealogy books as a name of an old

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

n family ''Połoński'' that belonged to

Leliwa coat of arms Leliwa is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several hundred szlachta families during the existence of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and remains in use today by many of the descendants of these families. The ...

. The origin of the name is attributed to Latin ''polonus'' 'Polish', or to villages , Polonnoye or Polonsk in modern

. Notable people with this name include:

Polonsky

Abraham Polonsky Abraham Lincoln Polonsky (December 5, 1910 – October 26, 1999) was an American film director, screenwriter, essayist and novelist. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for '' Body and Soul'' but in the early 1950s ...

(1910–1999), American film director and novelist *

Antony Polonsky Antony Barry Polonsky (born 23 September 1940, Johannesburg, South Africa) is Emeritus Professor of Holocaust Studies at Brandeis University. He is the author of many historical works on the Holocaust, and is an expert on Polish Jewish history. ...

(born 1940), American professor of Holocaust studies *

Arthur Polonsky Arthur Polonsky (June 6, 1925 – April 4, 2019) was a figurative painter, draughtsman and educator, known for his explorations of light, water, flight and similarly lyrical motifs that, in esoteric and unsettling ways, alluded to myth, fantasy, m ...

(born 1925), American painter *

David Polonsky David Polonsky (born 1973) is an Israeli book illustrator and artistic film director. His illustrations appeared in all major Israeli magazines and newspapers and illustrated many children's books, for which he received multiple awards. He also d ...

(born 1973), Ukraine-born Israeli book illustrator an artistic film director *

Gary Polonsky Ontario Tech University (OTU), also known as Ontario Tech, is a public research university located in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus is located on approximately of land in northern Oshawa, while its secondary satellite ca ...

(born 1942), Canadian university president *

Leonid Polonsky Leonid Alexandrovich Polonsky (russian: Леонид Александрович Полонский, 1833 — 1913) was a Russian journalist, editor, publisher and Russian literature, writer who used numerous monikers, notably ''Lyubich'', ''Lukya ...

(1833—1913) Russian writer and journalist * Marco Polonsky (1930-2002), Russian-Italian linguist * Michael Polonsky (Born 1959), American-Australian Marketing Academic *

Pinchas Polonsky Pinchas Polonsky (russian: Полонский Пётр (Пинхас) Ефимович, born 11 February 1958) is a Russian-Israeli Jewish-religious philosopher, researcher, and educator active among the Russian-speaking Jewish community. He has w ...

(born 1958), Russian-Israeli religious philosopher and researcher *

Sergei Polonsky Sergei Yurievich Polonsky (russian: link=no, Сергей Юрьевич Полонский; born 1 December 1972) is a Russian businessman. He is the owner and head of one of the largest real estate companies in Russia, Mirax Group (2004–2011 ...

(born 1972), Russian businessman *

Vitold Polonsky Vitold Alfonsovich Polonsky (Russian: Витольд Альфонсович Полонский; 1879 – 5 January 1919) was a Russian silent film actor. Biography The son of a nobleman, Polonsky took drama courses in the Moscow theatre schoo ...

(1879–1919), Russian silent film actor * Vladimir Polonsky (1893–1937), First Secretary of Azerbaijan Communist Party *

Yakov Polonsky Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (russian: Яков Петрович Полонский; ) was a leading Pushkinist poet who tried to uphold the waning traditions of Russian Romantic poetry during the heyday of realistic prose. Of noble birth, Polonsky ...

(1819–1898), Russian Pushkinist poet

Polonski

Abraham Polonski Abraham Polonski (born 1913, date of death unknown), also known as Pol or Maurice Ferrer, was one of the founders of the French Jewish Resistance movement, having previously worked as an electrical engineer in Toulouse. By June 1940, the Frenc ...

(born 1913), Russian French Resistance member *

Dominik Połoński Dominik Połoński (17 June 1977 – 20 June 2018) was a Polish concert cellist. He continued his career using his right arm, after treatment for a brain tumour. Life Połoński was born in Kraków, and studied at the Academy of Music in Łódź ...

(1976–2018), Polish cellist

Polonskaya

Elizaveta Polonskaya Elizaveta Grigorevna Polonskaya ( rus, Елизаве́та Григо́рьевна Поло́нская, p=jɪlʲɪzɐˈvʲɛtə pɐˈlonskəjə), born Movshenson (russian: Мовшенсо́н; – January 11, 1969), was a Russian Jewish poet, ...

(1890–1969), Russian poet *

Elena Kazimirtchak-Polonskaïa Olena Ivanivna Kazymyrchak-Polonska (21 November 1902 – 30 August 1992) was a Ukrainian astronomer and member of the International Astronomical Union, who studied the motion of comets and their orbital evolution. Asteroid 2006 Polonskaya ...

, Soviet astronomer *

2006 Polonskaya 2006 Polonskaya (''provisional designation'': ) is a stony Flora asteroid and asynchronous binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 22 September 1973, by Soviet astronomer Niko ...

, a main-belt asteroid, named after the former

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