Polish Diminutives

  1. Hela
    • Ignacek
      • Iwonka
        • Iza
          • Origin:

            Polish, Czech, and Slovene short form of Izabela, variation of Izzah "pledged to God; glory, power, strength"
          • Meaning:

            "pledged to God; glory, power, strength"
          • Description:

            A short form of Izabela, popular as a stand-alone name in Slovenia where it ranks in the Top 50. It might also be used in Poland, Czechia, Georgia, Hungary, and elsewhere as a form of Izabela/lla, Izidora, Izolda, Elizabeth, Adeliza, and similar.
        • Janek
          • Origin:

            Polish
          • Meaning:

            "god is gracious"
          • Description:

            A short form of the very popular Polish name Jan, which is the equivalent of John in English. Short forms ending in -ek are very widespread in Poland, but it is rare that one is given as the official birth certificate name.
        • Janka
          • Origin:

            Hungarian variation of Jane
          • Description:

            Not likely to succeed here because of the "yanking" association.
        • Jarek
          • Origin:

            Slavic
          • Meaning:

            "spring"
          • Description:

            Diminutive for all the Slavic names that start with Jar-. If for family or cultural reasons you're seeking such a name, then this is a reasonable short form.
        • Jas
          • Origin:

            Abbreviation of James or short form of Jasper
        • Jasia
          • Jola
            • Origin:

              Hebrew
            • Meaning:

              "God is willing"
            • Description:

              Could be used to honor a Joel.
          • Julka
            • Jurek
              • Kamilka
                • Karolek
                  • Karolinka
                    • Kasia
                      • Origin:

                        Polish, diminutive of Katarzyna, form of Katherine
                      • Meaning:

                        "pure"
                      • Description:

                        Attractive and equally intriguing alternative to Katya.
                    • Kazia
                      • Krysia
                        • Origin:

                          Polish, diminutive of Krystyna
                        • Meaning:

                          "Chistian"
                        • Description:

                          A distinctive Polish short form of Krystyna, ultimately deriving from Christian, Krysia has a similar feel to Sasha, but with a bit of kick from the K sounds.
                      • Kuba
                        • Origin:

                          Short form of Jakub
                        • Description:

                          Kuba is the attractive short form of Jakub, the spelling of Jacob commonly used in Poland. Much more distinctive than Jake!
                      • Lutek