Meaning & origin
What it means
Sliwka goes back to Polish Śliwka, meaning “plum.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Sliwka as a surname developed from Śliwka.
Sliwka’s family of names
In English usage, Sliwka as a surname developed from the Polish form Śliwka.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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