Surname · also Slavic

Kościej

Kościej is a surname from Proto-Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic. It is used in Polish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Kościej comes from Proto-Slavic, and ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic.

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How it developed

From Proto-Slavic *-ějь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēˀjas.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

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Slavic

Kolodziej

“wheelwright”

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Slavic languages

Kocelj

Kocelj is a masculine given name from Slavic. It is used in English and Serbo-Croatian.

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>99% boys

Slavic

Kolodej

Kolodej is a surname from Russian, ultimately from Proto-Slavic.

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Slavic

Kolodzej

“wheelwright”

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Slavic

Kosak

“beehive”

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Hungarian

Kosa

Kosa is a surname from Slavic, ultimately from Hungarian. It is used in English, Polish, and Slovak.

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44% boys · 56% girls

Slavic

Kowitz

“smith”

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Slavic

Kostya

“one who is faithful”

No U.S. birth series

78% boys · 22% girls

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