Czajkowski Explained
Czajkowski (pronounced as /pl/, feminine: Czajkowska, plural: Czajkowscy) is a Polish noble family name for several coats of arms.[1] The name derives from several locations names Czajki, Czajków, or Czajkowo, all derived from the name of the bird czajka, 'lapwing'.
Tchaikovsky is a transcription in various languages.
People
- Adrian Czajkowski (born 1972), real name of British author Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Andrzej Czajkowski (1935–1982), Polish classical pianist and composer
- (1816–1873), Polish writer
- James Paul Czajkowski (born 1961), real name of American author James Rollins
- Jim Czajkowski (born 1963), American baseball player
- Jorge D. Czajkowski (born 1961), Argentine-Polish architect, scientist and writer
- Józef Czajkowski (1872–1947), Polish artist and architect
- Krystyna Czajkowska (born 1936), Polish volleyball player
- Michał Czajkowski (1804–1886), Polish-Ukrainian writer
- Michelle Fus (Michelle Czajkowski; born 1988), creator of webcomic Ava's Demon
- (born 1933), Polish geophysicist and writer
- Stanisław Czaykowski (1899–1933), Polish motor racing driver
- (1878–1954), Polish landscape painter
- Zbigniew Czajkowski (1921–2019), Polish fencer
- (1926–1999), Polish participant in Warsaw Uprising
- Zofia Czajkowska (1905–1978), Polish musician and political prisoner
Fictional characters
- Magda Czajkowski, character on British serial drama Eastenders
See also
Notes and References
- Further information (in Polish):
