Walpuski

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Walpuski (other spelling: Walpusky ) is a family name from southern East Prussia , which is derived from bodies of water and subsequently from places (see Waldpusch ). The first mention of Lake Wałpusz goes back to around 1420. At that time the lake was called Alpus , also Walpus. The name has its roots in the Old Prussian language and can be interpreted as "young, fresh" when the Hittite , Lithuanian and Latvian languages are included.

The ending -ski is an adjectival derivation of so-called origin names , that is, it gives an indication of a place, a clan, a class or a historical feature. In the Polish language , this ending often, but not always, indicates a remnant of noble roots.

Early documented mentions of the name can be found in the second half of the 18th century in church records in the city triangle of Szczytno (Ortelsburg), Nidzica (Neidenburg) and Wielbark (Willenberg). In the years 1912 to 1942, there is evidence that some name bearers Germanized their family names, for example in Wallner (1912), Walz (1920), Waldau (1929) or, according to the First Ordinance on the Implementation of the Act on Changing Family Names and First Names. From January 7, 1938. , in Walldorf (1939), Walburg or Walprecht (1941).

Name bearer

Literary figure:

  • Howard Walpuski, title character in Walpuski's Typewriter (2005) by Frank Darabont

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Georg Gerullis : The old Prussian place names collected and linguistically treated , Association of Scientific Publishers, 1922, p. 9 and 135
  2. ↑ Rozalia Przybytek: place names of Baltic origin in the southern part of East Prussia , Franz Steiner Verlag, 1993, ISBN 9783515064491 , p. 277
  3. ↑ Order of the District President in Düsseldorf I Ca 8480 / October 15, 1912, in: Official Journal for the District of Düsseldorf, No. 1390/1912
  4. ^ Order of the Gelsenkirchen District Court of March 30, 1920
  5. ↑ Decree of the District Court President Essen, December 21, 1929, V 43 Volume 6 No. 112
  6. ↑ Order of the District President in Allenstein No. I SA G1-9 of March 28, 1941