For other uses, see Atlantis (disambiguation). Athanasius Kircher's map of Atlantis, placing it in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. From Mundus Subterraneus 1669, published in Amsterdam. The map is oriented with south at the top.
Common Polish family names include Nowak, Kowalski, Wisniewski, Kaminski and Zielinski. As with other cultures, many Polish surnames are based on a profession or place of origin.
Petr or Petro (Peter), with suffixes added to mean âdescendant of Peter,â becomes Petrov, Petriv, Petriw, Petrovsky, Petrovich, and Petric. Polish Common endings to Polish surnames include âski/-cki-/-dzki, which can indicate a place of origin (as in actress Christine Baranskiâs name); -wicz, meaning âson ofâ; -dzyk, -czak, -czek, -ek, -ak (a diminutive, meaning âlittleâ).