Lisowski Explained
Lisowski, Lisowsky, Lisovsky or Lisovski is a surname with variants in multiple languages. It is derived from the Polish noun lisъ ("fox").
In Poland, the surname is particularly common in southern regions.
Language | Masculine | Feminine | Plural |
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Belarusian (Romanization) | Belarusian: Лісоўскі (Lisoŭski) | Belarusian: Лісоўская (Lisoŭskaja, Lisouskaya, Lisouskaia) |
| Lisovskis | Lisovska |
| Lisauskas | Lisauskienė (married) Lisauskaitė (unmarried) |
| Lisowski | Lisowska | Lisowscy
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Russian (Romanization) | Russian: Лисовский (Lisovsky, Lisovskiy, Lisovskij) | Russian: Лисовская (Lisovskaya, Lisovskaia, Lisovskaja) |
Ukrainian (Romanization) | Ukrainian: Лісовський (Lisovskyi, Lisovskyy, Lisovskyj) | Ukrainian: Лісовська (Lisovska) | |
People
- Aleksandra or Anastasia Lisovska, possible birth names of Hurrem Sultan (–1558), wife of Suleiman the Magnificent
- Aleksander Józef Lisowski (–1616), Polish-Lithuanian noble
- Bishop Franciszek Lisowski (1933-1939), Bishop of Tarnów, Poland
- Elwira Lisowska (born 1930), Polish immunologist
- Igor Lisovsky (born 1954), Soviet figure skater
- Inessa Lisovskaya (born 1964), Soviet rhythmic gymnast
- Jack Lisowski (born 1991), English professional snooker player
- Jan Lisowski (born 1952), Polish weightlifter who competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Michel Adam Lisowski (born 1950), a Jewish Polish-French businessman
- Natalya Lisovskaya (born 1962), Soviet shot putter
- Reginald Lisowski (1926–2005), American professional wrestler
- Robert Lisovskyi (1893–1982), Ukrainian artist and graphic designer
- Stan Lisowski (1933–2015), ring name of Canadian professional wrestler, Stan Holek
- Tomasz Lisowski (born 1985), Polish footballer (defender)
- William Lisowsky (1892–1959), Ukrainian-Canadian politician
Other uses
- Lisowczycy, a 17th-century Polish-Lithuanian cavalry unit
- Wola Lisowska, a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubartów