Lewicki

Lewicki (feminine form: Lewicka) is a Polish-language surname. The surname may have several origins. It can be a patronymic surname from a diminutive of the Polish given name Lew "Lion" or the nickname Lewek "Left-handed".[1] It can also be derived from either of the towns called Lewiczyn or, as a Jewish surname, from the meaning "of the Levites". [2]

Other transliterations of the same surname include Levitzki, Levitsky and Lewycky/Lewycka

It may refer to

References

  1. Hanks & Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of Names
  2. Dictionary of American Family Names, 2013, Oxford University Press
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