Kamiński
Kamiński (feminine form: Kamińska , plural: Kamińscy) - outside of Poland also Kaminski - is a family name . The name comes from East Prussia and Poland . There are different derivations depending on the origin.
If it comes from northern East Prussia, it is an indication of a place to live in a cleared area :
- kamienas = tree trunk, rootstock, trunk end of a felled tree
- kamienis = herb stem
- kaminai = moss
- kamine = wild forest bee
If you come from southern East Prussia and Poland:
- kamis = chimney
- kamień = stone
- komin = chimney, chimney, narrow crevice in the rock
Name bearer
Form Kamiński or Kaminski
- Adam Kamiński (author) (* 1978), Polish poet, playwright and literary critic
- Adam Kamiński (volleyball player) (born 1984), Canadian volleyball player
- Aleksander Kamiński (1903–1978), Polish author and resistance fighter
- Alexander Stepanowitsch Kaminski (1829–1897), Russian architect
- Alfred Kaminski (* 1964), German football coach
- Anatoly Wladimirowitsch Kaminski (* 1950), Transnistrian politician
- André Kaminski (1923–1991), Swiss writer
- André Emanuel Kaminski (* 1985), German actor
- Andrzej J. Kamiński (1921–1985), Polish historian
- Anna Kaminski (* 1984), German actress
- Bert Kaminski (* 1969), German business economist and university lecturer
- Boris Kaminski (* 1977), German basketball trainer and basketball official
- Bronislaw Wladislawowitsch Kaminski (1899–1944), Russian collaborator and SS brigade leader
- Claudia Kaminski (* 1966), German doctor, journalist and moderator
- Frank Kaminski (* 1972), German music and film producer
- Franz Kaminski (entrepreneur) (before 1914 - after 1944), entrepreneur and founder of the wagon construction company of the same name
- Gerd Kaminski (* 1942), Austrian legal scholar and China researcher
- Gerhard Kaminski (* 1925), German psychologist
- Grigori Naumowitsch Kaminski (1894–1938), Soviet politician
- Hans Kaminski (* 1940), German business educator
- Hanns-Erich Kaminski (1899–1963), German journalist and writer
- Hartmut Kaminski (1944–2016), German filmmaker, artist and art dealer
- Heinrich Kaminski (1886–1946), German composer
- Heinz Kaminski (1921–2002), German space researcher
- Herbert Kaminski (1905–1971), German air force officer
- Jake Kaminski (* 1988), American archer
- Jakub Kamiński (* 2002), Polish football player
- Jan Bronislawowitsch Kaminski (* 1971), Russian ice hockey player
- Janusz Kamiński (* 1959), Polish-American cameraman
- Jarosław Kamiński (film editor) (* 1960), Polish film editor
- Jarosław Kamiński (politician) (* 1965), Lithuanian politician of Polish origin
- Jaroslaw Kaminski (writer) (* 1968), Polish writer, playwright, screenwriter and journalist
- Jonas Kaminski (* 1996), German volleyball player
- Joseph Kaminski (1903–1972), Israeli composer and violinist
- Karl Kaminski (1940–1978), German racing cyclist
- Marcin Kamiński (chess player) (* 1977), Polish chess player
- Marcin Kamiński (soccer player) (* 1992), Polish soccer player
- Marco Kaminski (athlete) (* 1964), Swiss marathon runner of Polish origin
- Marco Kaminski (soccer player) (* 1984), German soccer player
- Marek Kamiński (* 1964), Polish polar explorer
- Mariusz Kamiński (politician) (* 1965), Polish politician (NZS, PiS)
- Mariusz Kamiński (athlete) (born 1967), Polish marathon runner
- Mariusz Antoni Kamiński (* 1978), Polish politician
- Max G. Kaminski (1938–2019), German painter
- Michał Kamiński (* 1972), Polish politician
- Mik Kaminski (* 1951), British violinist
- Roman Kaminski (* 1951), German actor
- Romuald Kamiński (* 1955), Polish clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Warsaw-Praga
- Stanisław Kamiński (Resistance Fighter) (1896–1969), Polish resistance fighter
- Stanisław Kamiński (1919–1986), Polish philosopher
- Stefan Kaminski (* 1974), German actor, speaker and author
- Thomas Kaminski (* 1992), Belgian football goalkeeper
- Tomasz Kamiński (* 1979), Polish politician and sociologist
- Volker Kaminski (* 1958), German writer
- Wojciech Kamiński (* 1974), Polish basketball coach
- Zygmunt Kamiński (1933-2010), Polish Archbishop
Form Kamińska
- Esther Rachel Kamińska (1870–1925), Polish actress
- Ida Kamińska (1899–1980), Polish actress
- Magda Kamińska (* 1986), Polish squash player
- Ruth Kamińska (1920–2005), Polish actress
Other meanings
- Franz Kaminski Waggonbau , company founded in 1921 for railway wagons and tank cars
- Kaminski-Nunatak , Nunatak in Queen Elizabeth Land, Antarctica
See also
- Me and Kaminski , a novel by Daniel Kehlmann and a film based on it
- In the matter of Kaminski , a German TV film from 2005
- Kaminski Stone
- Kamensky
- Kaminsky
Individual evidence
- ↑ Derivatives , summary on genealogy.net, accessed July 30, 2020