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Jurand – male Slavonic (Polish) name. Its current form is the result of an error - a misinterpretation of the well-known Polish name Jarand, a form of the name Arnold, taken by Henryk Sienkiewicz from Middle Ages Polish texts for a character in his book, The Knights of the Cross.[1] The book has enjoyed massive popularity at the turn of 19th century, becoming a mandatory part of school curriculum. Yet despite near-universal familiarity, the name sees only very limited use as a given name.
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- ^ Sienkiewicz, Henryk. Krzyżacy. University of Michigan Library, January 1, 1899
- ^ Henryk Fros, Franciszek Sowa, Księga imion i świętych, t. 6, Kraków 2007, ISBN 978-83-7318-736-8