Given name & surname

Polan

“field, clearing”

Polan is a surname from Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Polan goes back to Proto-Slavic *poľe, meaning “field, clearing.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Polan comes from Slavic, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Proto-Slavic *poľe (“field, clearing”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Similar names

If you love Polan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Slavic

Popil

“ash”

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Slavic

Molcan

Molcan is a surname from Slovak, ultimately from Proto-Slavic.

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Slavic

Molzahn

Molzahn is a surname from Polabian, ultimately from Proto-Slavic. It is used in German.

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Slavic

Dołgań

Dołgań is a surname, possibly from East Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Polish.

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Slavic

Dołhan

Dołhan is a surname, possibly from East Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Polish.

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Slavic

Wojahn

“military”

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Slavic

Dołhań

Dołhań is a surname, possibly from East Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Polish.

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Slavic

Dołgan

Dołgan is a surname, possibly from East Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Polish.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Polan’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Polan

A sister for Polan