Płaczek Explained

Płaczek
Pronunciation:	(Placzek) or (Płaczek)
Meaning:	weeper, mourner, sniveller
Region:	Poland
Language origin:	Polish
Variant:	Plaček

Płaczek is a Polish surname. It is derived from the noun płacz, "crying".Notable people with the surname Płaczek or Placzek include:

• Abraham Placzek (1799–1884), Moravian rabbi
• Adrianna Płaczek (born 1993), Polish handball player
• Baruch Placzek (1834–1922), Moravian rabbi and writer
• George Placzek (1905–1955), Czech physicist
• Joyce Placzek (1901–1953), English writer under name of Jan Struther
• Marysia Placzek (born 1960), British neuroscientist
• Otto Placzek (1884–1968), German sculptor
• Siegfried Placzek (1866–1946), German neurologist and psychiatrist

See also

• Plaček, Czech surname of the same origin
• Placek
• Placzek transient, a concept in nuclear engineering