Etymology

Wałęsa

Wa·łę·sa

Today it means: A surname from Polish. Full definition →

Polish Wałęsa ← Old Polish wałęsa
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The story

  1. Old Polish · derived fromwałęsa“vagabond”
  2. Polish · borrowed fromWałęsa
  3. English todayWałęsa

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Wałęsa, from Old Polish wałęsa (“vagabond”).

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