This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Polish; and the pattern is *el*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Angielika f Polish (Rare)Rare variant of
Angelika, possibly influenced by "ge" being pronounced as "gie" in some parts of Poland, or by some other Slavic language.
Anżelika f Polish (Rare)Polish transcription of Анжелика or Анжеліка (see
Anzhelika. Rarely used as a Polish alternate form of
Angelika, possibly influenced by the word "anżelika", which refers to candied Angelica, or to the plant Angelica in general.
Edelburga f Polish (Rare)Derived from Old High German
adal "noble" and either Old High German
bergan "to keep, to save, to preserve" or Old High German
burg "fortress."
Felka f PolishDiminutive of
Felicja and
Feliksa. This name was borne by painter Felka Platek, the wife of the painter Felix Nussbaum.
Filomela f Serbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, SpanishSerbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, and Spanish form of
Philomel.
Gizela f Polish, Kashubian, Slovene, Croatian, Sorbian, Czech, SlovakPolish, Kashubian, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak and Sorbian form of
Giselle.
Melita f Latvian, Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare), Croatian, Slovene, Polish, Estonian, AlbanianAlbanian, Latvian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Polish and Estonian form of
Melitta.
Nel f PolishVariant of
Nela. Nel Rawlinson is a character from "In Desert and Wilderness", a popular young adult novel by the Polish author and Nobel Prize-winning novelist Henryk Sienkiewicz, written in 1911.
Pelin m Polish (Rare)Allegedly derived from Greek
πελινοσ (
pelinos) "black", "dark", "dark-skinned".
Przedpełk m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from the Polish adjective
przed "in front of, before" (the latter can also be used to refer to an earlier point in time), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
perdъ "in front of, against"... [
more]
Świelub m Polish (Rare)From the Slavic elements
wsze/
świe meaning "every", "each", "all", "any", "everyone", "everybody", "every man", "always", "forever", "aye" and
lub "beloved", "darling". It can mean "the one who likes all".
Żelibor m PolishDerived from Slavic
zhelit "want, desire" combined with Slavic
bor "battle" or
borit "to fight".
Żelibrat m PolishDerived from
Żeli ''desire, want'' and
brat ''brother''.
Żeligniew m Polish (Rare, Archaic)From old Polish
żeli "to desire", "to crave", "to thirst", "to long for", "to hanker after" and
gniew "rage", "wrath", "ire", "dander".
Żelimysł m PolishDerived from Slavic
zhelit "want, desire" combined with Polish
myśl "thought", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
mysliti "to think".
Żelisław m PolishDerived from Slavic
zhelit "want, desire" and
slav "glory".