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No particular naming pattern for given names was used in Poland as was common in other European countries. In Poland each day of the year is assigned a saint’s name and it is often noted in the church records that on that given day every girl and boy was named for that particular saint, making it appear that each parent had chosen the same name as everyone else for their child. | No particular naming pattern for given names was used in Poland as was common in other European countries. In Poland each day of the year is assigned a saint’s name and it is often noted in the church records that on that given day every girl and boy was named for that particular saint, making it appear that each parent had chosen the same name as everyone else for their child. | ||
==For Further Reading== | |||
Some books are available that discuss names in Poland and their meanings. One book that provides meanings, variations, and dates when a particular given name was first recorded is: | Some books are available that discuss names in Poland and their meanings. One book that provides meanings, variations, and dates when a particular given name was first recorded is: | ||
Bubak, Józef,''Ksi''ę''ga naszych imion (Book of Given Names)''. Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy im, Ossoliński, 1993. (FHL book 943.8 D4b.) | Bubak, Józef,''Ksi''ę''ga naszych imion (Book of Given Names)''. Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy im, Ossoliński, 1993. (FHL book 943.8 D4b.) | ||
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