Wierzbicki (feminine: Wierzbicka, plural: Wierzbiccy) is a

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Polish family name. It derives form the Polish word '' wierzba'', meaning

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and as a toponym of the village of Wierzbica. The Lithuanian form is Verbickas and the Russian is Verbitsky/ Verbitski.

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* Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki (born ?), New Zealand actress *

Anna Wierzbicka Anna Wierzbicka (born 10 March 1938 in Warsaw) is a Poles, Polish linguistics, linguist who is Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University, Canberra. Brought up in Poland, she graduated from Warsaw University and emigrated to Austr ...

(born 1938), Polish-Australian linguist * Felix Wierzbicki (1815–1860), Polish-American physician, traveler, and author * Stanisław Wierzbicki (1959–2018), Polish rower * Derek Wierzbicki (1976 - ), American Emergency Medicine Physician

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