Given Name Abbreviations
Historical records, newspapers, and family documents often use abbreviated given names rather than the full name. Understanding common Polish given name abbreviations can help you locate records that might otherwise be overlooked.
| Name | Abbreviation |
| Adam | Ad. |
| Agnieszka | Agn. |
| Aleksander | Al. |
| Aleksandra | Al. |
| Andrzej | Andr. |
| Anna | Ann. |
| Antoni | Ant. |
| Barbara | Barb. |
| Bartłomiej | Bart. |
| Beata | Beat. |
| Benedykt | Ben. |
| Błażej | Błaż. |
| Cecylia | Cec. |
| Czesław | Cz. |
| Damian | Dam. |
| Daniel | Dan. |
| Danuta | Dan. |
| Dominik | Domin. |
| Dorota | Dor. |
| Edward | Ed. |
| Elżbieta | Elż. |
| Eugeniusz | Eug. |
| Ewa | Ew. |
| Ewelina | Ew. |
| Felicja | Fel. |
| Feliks | Fel. |
| Franciszek | Fran. |
| Genowefa | Gen. |
| Grzegorz | Grz. |
| Halina | Hal. |
| Henryk | Hen. |
| Ignacy | Ign. |
| Irena | Iren. |
| Jadwiga | Jadw. |
| Jakub | Jak. |
| Janina | Jan. |
| Janusz | Jan. |
| Jerzy | Jer. |
| Jolanta | Jol. |
| Józef | Józ. |
| Karol | Kar. |
| Karolina | Kar. |
| Katarzyna | Katar. |
| Kazimierz | Kaz. |
| Krystyna | Kryst. |
| Krzysztof | Krz. |
| Leonard | Leon. |
| Lucyna | Luc. |
| Ludwik | Lud. |
| Maciej | Mac. |
| Magdalena | Magd. |
| Marek | Mar. |
| Maria | Mari. |
| Marta | Mart. |
| Michał | Mich. |
| Monika | Mon. |
| Natalia | Nat. |
| Olga | Olg. |
| Paulina | Paul. |
| Paweł | Paw. |
| Piotr | Piotr. |
| Rafał | Raf. |
| Renata | Ren. |
| Roman | Rom. |
| Sabina | Sab. |
| Stanisław | Stan. |
| Stefan | Stef. |
| Sylwester | Syl. |
| Sylwia | Syl. |
| Tadeusz | Tade. |
| Teresa | Ter. |
| Tomasz | Tom. |
| Urszula | Ursz. |
| Weronika | Wer. |
| Wiesława | Wiesł. |
| Wiktoria | Wikt. |
| Władysław | Wład. |
| Żaneta | Żan. |
| Zofia | Zof. |
| Zuzanna | Zuz. |
Given Name Nicknames
Historical records, newspapers, and family documents often use nicknames instead of formal given names. Understanding common Polish nicknames will help you locate records that might otherwise be overlooked.
| Name | Nickname |
| Adam | Adaś |
| Agata | Agatka |
| Agnieszka | Aga |
| Aleksandra | Ola |
| Alicja | Ala |
| Andrzej | Jędrek |
| Anna | Ania |
| Barbara | Basia |
| Bartosz | Bartek |
| Bolesław | Bolek |
| Czesław | Czesio |
| Daniel | Danek |
| Dawid | Dawidek |
| Dominika | Dominika |
| Dorota | Dorotka |
| Edward | Edzio |
| Edyta | Edytka |
| Elżbieta | Ela |
| Emilia | Emilka |
| Ewa | Ewcia |
| Filip | Filipek |
| Franciszek | Franek |
| Grzegorz | Grzesiek |
| Henryk | Heniek |
| Honorata | Hania |
| Ignacy | Ignaś |
| Izabela | Iza |
| Jacek | Jachu |
| Jakub | Kuba |
| Jan | Janek |
| Joanna | Asia |
| Julia | Julka |
| Justyna | Justysia |
| Kamil | Kamilek |
| Karolina | Karolinka |
| Katarzyna | Kasia |
| Kazimierz | Kazik |
| Kinga | Kingusia |
| Konrad | Koniu |
| Krystyna | Krysia |
| Krzysztof | Krzysiek |
| Laura | Laurka |
| Lech | Leszek |
| Lena | Lenka |
| Łukasz | Łuki |
| Maciej | Maciek |
| Magdalena | Magda |
| Maja | Majka |
| Małgorzata | Gosia |
| Marcin | Marcinek |
| Marek | Mareczek |
| Maria | Marysia |
| Mariusz | Maniek |
| Marta | Martusia |
| Martyna | Martynka |
| Mateusz | Mati |
| Michał | Misiek |
| Monika | Mońka |
| Natalia | Natalka |
| Nicola | Nika |
| Olga | Olusia |
| Patrycja | Pati |
| Paulina | Paulinka |
| Paweł | Pawełek |
| Piotr | Piotrek |
| Rafał | Rafi |
| Robert | Robcio |
| Roman | Romek |
| Sandra | Sandzia |
| Sebastian | Seba |
| Stanisław | Staszek |
| Szymon | Szymek |
| Tomasz | Tomek |
| Urszula | Ula |
| Weronika | Werka |
| Wiktor | Wiktorek |
| Wiktoria | Wiktoria |
| Wojciech | Wojtek |
| Zbigniew | Zbyszek |
| Zofia | Zosia |
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