Nowicki (Polish pronunciation: [nɔˈvit͡ski]; feminine: Nowicka; plural: Nowiccy) is a Polish and Jewish surname.[1] It comes from place names such as Nowice, which are derived from the Polish adjective nowy ("new").[2] As a Jewish surname it is derived from the Hebrew word "nevuchim" (נבוכים) which refers to members of the Levite tribe. This name is commonly found among Jews in Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine.[3] The surname is somewhat more frequent in central Poland.[4][5] It has many forms in other languages.
Language | Masculine | Feminine |
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Polish | Nowicki | Nowicka |
Belarusian (Romanization) |
Навіцкі (Navicki, Navitski) |
Навіцкая (Navickaja, Navitskaya, Navitskaia) |
Czech, Slovak | Novický | Novická |
Hungarian | Noviczky | Noviczkyné |
Latvian | Novickis | Novicka |
Lithuanian | Navickas, Navickis Novickas, Novickis |
Navickienė (married), Navickaitė, Navickytė (unmarried) Novickienė (married), Novickaitė, Novickytė (unmarried) |
Romanian/Moldovan | Novițchi | |
Russian (Romanization) |
Новицкий (Novitskiy, Novitskii, Novickij, Novitsky, Novitski ) |
Новицкая (Novitskaya, Novitskaia, Novickaja) |
Ukrainian (Romanization) |
Новицький (Novitskyi, Novitskyy, Novitsky, Novickyj) |
Новицька (Novitska, Novicka) |
Other | Nowitzki, Nowitzky, Nowizki, Novicki |