Kolodzej

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginPolish Kołodziej ← Upper Sorbian kołodźej ← Belarusian каладзей →
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Meanings

proper nounKolodzej (plural Kolodzejs)

plural Kolodzejs · alternative Kolodei · alternative Kolodej · alternative Kolodey · alternative Kolodii · alternative Kolodij · alternative Kolodiy · alternative Kolodzei · alternative Kolodzey · alternative Kolodziej

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-Slavic*kolodějь“wheelwright”
  2. RussianКолодзей
  3. Belarusianкаладзей
  4. Upper Sorbiankołodźej
  5. PolishKołodziej
  6. EnglishKolodzej

From Polish Kołodziej, Upper Sorbian kołodźej, or Belarusian каладзей (kaladzjej). Alternatively, from Russian Колодзей (Kolodzej), itself from Polish or Belarusian. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kolodějь (“wheelwright”).

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APA

Kolodzej. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kolodzej

MLA

“Kolodzej.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kolodzej. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kolodzej,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kolodzej.

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