Given name & surname
Leszek
“cunning”
Leszek is used as a given name and a surname. Leszek is connected with Lech.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Leszek goes back to Proto-Slavic *lьstь, meaning “cunning.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
In Polish use, Leszek is an affectionate form of Lech. A possible origin is Slavic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Polish use, Leszek is used as an affectionate form of Lech.
The story
In Polish use, Leszek is an affectionate form of Lech. The history of Lech gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Lech is associated with the founder of the Polish people.
Explained through its name family
Leszek’s family of names
Leszek is an affectionate form of Lech. In Polish usage, Leszek has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Лешек. In Polish usage, Leszek has a diminutive in LESIO.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Leszek
- Leszek KołakowskiPhilosopher, historian of ideas (1927–2009)
- Leszek EngelkingPolish writer and translator (1955-2022)
- Leszek MillerPolish politician, Polish prime minister in 2001-2004born 1946
- Leszek I the WhiteHigh Duke of Poland (1186-1227)
- Leszek BalcerowiczPolish economist (born 1947)
- Leszek II the BlackHigh Duke of Poland1241–1288
- Leszek Blanikgymnastborn 1977
- Leszek DrogoszPolish boxer and actor (1933–2012)
- Leszek MożdżerPolish musicianborn 1971
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