Meaning & origin
What it means
Golomb goes back to Polish gołąb, meaning “dove / pigeon.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Golomb as a surname developed from Gołąb.
Golomb’s family of names
In English usage, Golomb as a surname developed from the Polish form Gołąb. In English usage, Golomb as a surname has a related form in GOLAB. In English usage, Golomb as a surname has a related form in GOLAB.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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