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Family name origins & meanings
- Polish (Radziwiłł) : of Lithuanian origin, probably from Lithuanian radvilà ‘foundling’, from ràsti ‘to find’ + viltis ‘hope’.
- This surname has enjoyed considerable prestige since the 16th century as the surname of one of the principal noble families of Poland; many military leaders and statesmen in Polish history have come from the ducal family of Radziwiłł.