Nowicki

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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
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

People

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References

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  1. ^ Guggenheimer, Heinrich Walter (1992). Jewish Family Names and Their Origins: An Etymological Dictionary. United States of America: Ktav Publishing House, Inc. p. 554. ISBN 0-88125-297-2.
  2. ^ "Nowicki". ancestry.com.
  3. ^ "Surname Nowicki - Meaning and Origin". iGenea.
  4. ^ "Nowicki". moikrewni.pl.
  5. ^ "Nowicka". moikrewni.pl.

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