Surname · also Ukrainian
Popil
“ash”
Popil is a surname from Ukrainian, ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Popil goes back to Proto-Slavic *popelъ, meaning “ash.”
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Where it comes from
Popil comes from Ukrainian, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
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How it developed
From Ukrainian попіл, from Carpathian Rusyn попіль, from Proto-Slavic *popelъ (“ash”).
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Popil’s family of names
In English usage, Popil as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with POPIEL.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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