Given name & surname

Wach

Wach is a surname from Polish. It is used in English and Polish.

Original PolishWawrzyniec

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Wach comes from Polish.

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How it developed

From Polish Wach.

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Wach’s family of names

In Polish usage, Wach as a surname is a diminutive of Wawrzyniec.

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WachWawrzyniecWachowa

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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