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Nowicki (Polish pronunciation: [nɔˈvit͡ski]; feminine: Nowicka; plural: Nowiccy) is a Polish and Jewish surname.[1] It comes from place names such as Nowice, which are derived from the Polish adjective nowy ("new").[2] As a Jewish surname it is derived from the Hebrew word "nevuchim" (נבוכים) which refers to members of the Levite tribe. This name is commonly found among Jews in Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine.[3] The surname is somewhat more frequent in central Poland.[4][5] It has many forms in other languages.
| Language | Masculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|
| Polish | Nowicki | Nowicka |
| Belarusian (Romanization) |
Навіцкі (Navicki, Navitski) |
Навіцкая (Navickaja, Navitskaya, Navitskaia) |
| Czech, Slovak | Novický | Novická |
| Hungarian | Noviczky | Noviczkyné |
| Latvian | Novickis | Novicka |
| Lithuanian | Navickas, Navickis Novickas, Novickis |
Navickienė (married), Navickaitė, Navickytė (unmarried) Novickienė (married), Novickaitė, Novickytė (unmarried) |
| Romanian/Moldovan | Novițchi | |
| Russian (Romanization) |
Новицкий (Novitskiy, Novitskii, Novickij, Novitsky, Novitski ) |
Новицкая (Novitskaya, Novitskaia, Novickaja) |
| Ukrainian (Romanization) |
Новицький (Novitskyi, Novitskyy, Novitsky, Novickyj) |
Новицька (Novitska, Novicka) |
| Other | Nowitzki, Nowitzky, Nowizki, Novicki |
People
editNowicki
edit- Andrzej Nowicki (disambiguation), multiple people
- Bartosz Nowicki (born 1984), Polish athlete
- Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki (born 1929), British occult author
- Franciszek Nowicki (1864–1935), Polish poet and socialist activist
- Henryk Nowicki (1902–1969), known as Jerzy Zawieyski, Polish writer and activist
- Jan Nowicki (1939–2022), Polish actor
- Janet Nowicki (born 1953), American figure skater
- Jerzy Nowicki (1933–2013), Polish sport shooter
- Maciej Nowicki (born 1941), Polish politician
- Matthew Nowicki (1910–1950), Polish architect
- Maksymilian Nowicki (1826–1890), Polish zoologist
- Mieczysław Nowicki (born 1951), Polish road bicycle racer
- Tadeusz Nowicki (tennis) (born 1946), Polish tennis player
- Wojciech Nowicki (born 1989), Polish athlete
Nowicka
edit- Danuta Nowicka (born 1951), Polish politician
- Joanna Nowicka (born 1966), Polish archer
- Julia Nowicka (born 1998), Polish volleyball player
- Katarzyna Nowicka (born 1974), known as Novika, Polish vocalist
- Patrycja Nowicka (born 1998), Polish vocalist
- Stanisława Nowicka (1905–1990), Polish dancer
- Wanda Nowicka (born 1956), Polish politician and activist
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Guggenheimer, Heinrich Walter (1992). Jewish Family Names and Their Origins: An Etymological Dictionary. United States of America: Ktav Publishing House, Inc. p. 554. ISBN 0-88125-297-2.
- ^ "Nowicki". ancestry.com.
- ^ "Surname Nowicki - Meaning and Origin". iGenea.
- ^ "Nowicki". moikrewni.pl.
- ^ "Nowicka". moikrewni.pl.
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