Sliwa

See also: śliwa and Śliwa

English

Etymology

(Polish name): From Polish Śliwa, from śliwa (“plum tree”). Doublet of sloe.
(Assyrian name): Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṣlīḇā, “Crucifix”), a surname borne by Assyrians.

Proper noun

Sliwa (plural Sliwas)

A surname from Polish.
A surname from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic.

Translations

Polish name

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Polish: Śliwa
Russian: Сли́ва (ru) (Slíva)
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Aramaic name

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Aramaic:
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṣlīḇā)
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Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Sliwa is the 23714^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1068 individuals. Sliwa is most common among White (96.63%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sliwa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

walis, Walis, wālis, wails, Lisaw, Liaws