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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Polish (Chwa{l-}ek) : from a pet form of the personal name Chwalimir or Chwalis{l-}aw, or from chwalić ‘to prize or value’ or chwalic si{e,} ‘to boast (of something)’.

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