See also: Wolkowicz

Polish

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Etymology

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From an East Slavic descendant of Proto-Slavic *vьlkъ (wolf). Alternatively, from Polish wołek (small ox), Lower Sorbian wołk (small ox), or a cognate in another Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *volъ.

Suffix: From Polish -owicz or the Polish rendering of a cognate from another Slavic language, e.g. Belarusian -віч (-vič).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɔwˈkɔ.vit͡ʂ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvit͡ʂ
  • Syllabification: Woł‧ko‧wicz

Proper noun

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Wołkowicz m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

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Proper noun

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Wołkowicz f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Further reading

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  • Wołkowicz”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022