Surname Saturday – Nadzieja
Hello,
This my version of Saturday’s daily blogging theme. This week will be focused on the Nadzieja surname.
Surname Pronunciation Nadzieja (Polish) – Na jay ya
Surname Pronunciation Nadzieja (American) – Na ze ja
Surname Meaning: Nadzieja - The name is derived from the root word "nadzieja" which means hope (Source: Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings, Second Edition by William F. Hoffman).
Roots of Surname:
Surname: NADZIEJA
Group: EASTERN EUROPEAN
Subgroup: POLISH
Language: POLISH
Public Profiler’s World Overview Map of the Nadzieja Surname:
Public Profiler Worldnames. (2011). Surname Nadzieja World Map. Retrieved May 21, 2011, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx
Top Countries: Poland, United States, Argentina, and Germany.
Top Five Regions: Lubelskie, Poland; Dolnoslaskie, Poland; Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland; Zachodniopomorskie, Poland; and Lubuskie, Poland.
Top Ten Cities: Nowogard, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland; Karpniki, Dolnoslaskie, Poland; Wrocław, Lodzkie, Poland; Szczecin, Lodzkie, Poland; Poniatowa, Lubelskie, Poland; Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland; Pulawy, Lubelskie, Poland; Inowrocław, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland; Gdynia, Pomorskie, Poland; and Kruszwica, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland;
Public Profiler’s Poland Localities Distribution Map of the Nadzieja Surname:
Public Profiler Worldnames. (2011). Surname Nadzieja Poland Localities Map. Retrieved May 21, 2011, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?country_code=PL
The area of lower Kujawsko-Pomorskie, specifically the counties (powiaty) of Aleksandrów and Radziejów are the focus of my research for my Nadzieja ancestry.
Public Profiler’s Europe Distribution Map of the Nadzieja Surname:
Public Profiler Worldnames. (2011). Surname Nadzieja Europe Map. Retrieved May 21, 2011, from http://www.publicprofiler.org/worldnames/Default.aspx?region=!WORLD-EUROPE
Moikrewni’s Poland Distribution Map of the Nadzieja Surname:
Moikrewni. (2011). Statystyka: Liczby do nazwiska ‘Nadzieja‘. Retrieved May 21, 2011, from
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/nadzieja.html
Best Regards,
Al
