Jurek is a Polish masculine given name, the most common diminutive form (
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...
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Jerzy
Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means "swift" in Polish.
People
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. It may refer to:
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Jurek Becker (1937–1997), Polish-born German writer, screenwriter and East German dissident
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Jurek Dybał
Jerzy "Jurek" Dybał (born 22 June 1977) is a Polish conductor and soloist double-bass. Since 2013, he is the director of the International Krzysztof Penderecki Festival in Zabrze, Poland. Since 2014, he is the director of orchestra at Sinfoni ...
(born 1977), Polish conductor and double-bassist
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Jurek Martin
Jurek Martin OBE (born 1942) is a British-born journalist.
Martin, a ''Financial Times'' columnist and former foreign editor and twice Washington, D.C. bureau chief was noted for his weekly "Letter to America" column before becoming a columnist ...
(born 1942), British-born journalist
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Jurek Wajdowicz
Jurek Wajdowicz (born April 26, 1951, Cracow) is a Polish-born American artist, graphic designer, fine art contemporary photographer and art director. He lives and works in New York City.
Wajdowicz concentrates on images of poverty, famine, socia ...
(born 1951), Polish-born American artist, graphic designer, photographer and art director
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Polish masculine given names
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