Wałęsa

Wa·łę·sa
/vəˈwɛnsə//vəˈlɛnsə/

proper noun

A surname from Polish.

OriginPolish Wałęsa ← Old Polish wałęsa →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from Polish.
    1. Lech Wałęsa (born 1943), a Polish politician

Origin

  1. Old Polishwałęsa“vagabond”
  2. PolishWałęsa
  3. EnglishWałęsa

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Wałęsa

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APA

Wałęsa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wa%C5%82%C4%99sa

MLA

“Wałęsa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wa%C5%82%C4%99sa. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wałęsa,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wa%C5%82%C4%99sa.

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