Śmigielski (feminine: Śmigielska , plural: Śmigielscy ) and its variants are is a Polish surname meaning someone from Śmigiel and ultimately derived from the verb śmigać, "to move swiftly"."Co każdy śmigielanin o wiatrakach wiedzieć powinien Lekcja 2"Kazimierz Rymut, "Nazwiska Polaków: Słownik historyczno-etymologiczny" 'The Surnames of Poles: A Historical-Etymological Dictionary], Krakow, 1999-2001, p. 581 Related names include Schmiegel, Smigel and Śmigiel. Variants of the name start with Sm-, Śm-, or Szm-; may or may not contain an 'i' following the 'g'; may or may not contain an 'ł' instead of an 'l'; and end with -chi, -ski, or -szki. Historically, the family was of nobility and used the Łodzia coat of arms.
People (1650–1716), Polish noble Adam Śmigielski (1933–2008), Polish Roman Catholic bishop (1929–2013), Polish actor (born 1958), Polish politician and laryngologist David Szmigielski (born 1994), Polish-American investment banker, conservationist, art collector, and Forbes honoree (1911–1993), Polish telecommunications engineer and associate professor (1914–2002), Polish basketball player (1890–1953), Polish officer and diplomat (1927–1994), Polish actor and director Octavian Smigelschi (1866–1912), Austro-Hungarian painter and printmaker (born 1989), Polish basketball player (born 1966), Polish orthopedist (born 1951), Polish activist, politician, journalist (died 1618), Polish friar (1921–1990), Polish architect (1913–unknown), Polish lieutenant (1858–1918), Romanian friar and lecturer Władysław Śmigielski (1937–1995), Polish field hockey player (1934–2017), Polish archaeologist
References
Bibliography Kasper Niesiecki: Herbarz Polski (Polish Armorial), Lwów, 1738
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