Polonus means "
Pole" or Polish in
Latin. In Polish it refers to a Pole living outside of
Poland, a member of
Polonia, the Polish diaspora. Regarding persons, ''Polonus'' was attributed to
People
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Alexius Sylvius Polonus (1593–c. 1653), Polish Jesuit astronomer
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Martin of Opava (died 1278)
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Benedykt Polak
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Jeremias Falck
Jeremias Falck ( pl, Jeremiasz Falck; 1610–1677) was an engraver of the 17th century Baroque, born and active in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He signed most of his over 300 works as J. Falck, sculp., a few as ''Falck Polonus'' (Fal ...
(1610–1677), artist from Danzig (Gdańsk)
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Jan Polack (1435–1519), painter in Munich
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John Bober
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Seco ...
, legendary 18th century early settler on
Coche Island
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John Scolvus
John Scolvus or John of Kolno may have been a navigator of the late 15th century. It has been claimed he was among a group of early Europeans to reach the shores of the Americas prior to Columbus, arriving in 1476 as steersman of Didrik Pining, a ...
, semi-legendary 15th century explorer
Other uses
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Polonus Philatelic Society, a society of stamp collectors who specialize in the postage stamps and postal history of Poland
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