L. L. Zamenhof the Yiddish form of the forename and a russified version of his surname; many later Russian language documents also include the patronymic "Markovich", as is the custom in the language. His family name is of German origin and was originally written "Samenhof"; the spelling Zamenhof reflects the romanization of the Yiddish spelling , as well as the Esperanto and Polish spellings. In his adolescence he used both the Yiddish "Leyzer" and the Russian "Lazar". While at university, Zamenhof began using the Russian name "Lyudovik" (also transcribed "Ludovic" or translated as "Ludwig") in place of "Lazar", possibly in honor of Francis
Mark Zamenhof of Zamenhof would be bound with the dismissal of many Polishes, that happened after 1863. Then Russian authorities sacked many Polish teachers. One reckons that in 1873 the Zamenhof family abandoned Bialystok. Even so unanswered is the question about the real cause of the transfer of Zamenhofs in Warsaw, where Mark surely advanced as a teacher of the German language in the Veterinary Institute and in the actual school, being that time only one from between three (!) Hebrews, that deserved to instruct in the Warsaw state schools . Because of what the local teacher received like this important position?