Konieczka Explained

Konieczka, Konieczko, Konieczek are Polish surnames derived from the nicknames Koniec, Konieczka, etc., ultimately from the Polish word koniec. Their archaic feminine form Koniecczanka was also recorded. ^[1] The word koniec itself has meanings similar to those of the word end end.^[2] This personal name was recorded in Poland since at least 1465.^[3]

The surnames may refer to:

• Alicja Konieczek, Polish runner
• Aneta Konieczek, Polish steeplechaser
• Piotr Konieczka (1901-1939), Polish soldier
• , American board game designer
• , Polish actor, the namesake of the Hieronim Konieczka Polish Theatre in Bydgoszcz

Fictional characters

• Konieczko, from Polish adult animated comedy series Włatcy móch ("The Lordz o' Flys")

Notes and References

1. Nazwy osobowe mieszkańców podkieleckich wsi: 1565-1694, pp. 44, 56
2. http://www.genezanazwisk.pl/nazwiska-widok-g-wny?title_op=contains&title=Konieczka "Konieczka"
3. K. Rymut, Nazwiska Polaków. Słownik historyczno-etymologiczny, t. I A-K, Kraków 1999, s. 433, as cited by Naruszewicz-Duchlińska