Sikorski

Sikorski (feminine: Sikorska, plural: Sikorscy) is a Polish-language surname. It belongs to several noble Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth families, see Sikorski families [pl]. Variants (via other languages) include Sikorsky, Sikorskyi, Sikorskiy, and Shikorsky.

There are several possible origins of the surname. It may originate from the numerous Polish locations named Sikory and literally it is an adjective meaning "of Sikory"/"from Sikory". Other possible locations of origin include Sikorzyn, Sikorz, Sikorze, Sikorycze.^[1] Still another origin is from the nickname Sikora, with the main meaning "tit" (bird) and several figurative meanings in Polish.^[2]

Notable people with this surname include:

Ada Fighiera Sikorska, Polish Esperantist
Aleksandra Sikorska, Polish volleyball player
Andrzej Sikorski (born 1961), Polish cyclist
Bobo Sikorski (1927 – 2014), Canadian football player
Brian Sikorski (born 1974), American baseball player
Daniel Sikorski (born 1987), Austrian footballer
Franciszek Sikorski (1889-1940), Polish engineer and general
Gerry Sikorski, American politician and lawyer
Hans Sikorski, the founder of Hans Sikorski, music publishing house in Hamburg, Germany
Igor Sikorski (skier), German-born Polish male paralympic alpine skier
Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky, a Ukrainian-born pioneer in helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft; founder of Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford, Connecticut
Jerzy Sikorski (born 1935), Polish historian and writer
Jolanta Sikorska-Kulesza (born 1957), Polish historian
Kazimierz Sikorski (1895-1986), Polish composer
Kenneth Sikorski (born 1959 or 1960), American-born Finnish blogger
Krystian Sikorski, Polish ice hockey player
Michał Sikorski (born 1995), Polish actor
Radosław Sikorski (born 1963), Polish politician and statesman
Roman Sikorski (1920–1983), Polish mathematician
Tomasz Sikorski (1939 – 1988), Polish composer and pianist
Władysław Sikorski (1881–1943), Polish general and Prime Minister in exile during World War II

Fictional characters

Rudolf Sikorski, fictional character in several Strugatskys' novels

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References

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