Zaremba
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| Origin | |
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| Language | Polish |
| Region of origin | Poland |
Zaremba [zaˈrɛmba] is a surname of Polish-language origin. Eventually derived from the verb zarąbać ("to chop"), it may be an occupational surname for a woodcutter or a habitational name from places such as Zaręby.[1] The Polish word zaremba means the 'area cleaned of vegetation'. Archaic feminine forms (now used only colloquially): Zarembina (after the husband) and Zarembianka (after the father).[2] Notable people with the name include:
- Aleksandra Zaremba (born 2001), Polish female footballer
- Andrzej Zaremba (died 1317 or 1318), Bishop of Poznań, 14th century
- Eve Zaremba (1930–2025), Polish-born Canadian mystery writer
- John Zaremba (1908–1986), American actor
- Mateusz Zaremba (born 1984), Polish handballer
- Nikolai Zaremba (1821–1879), Russian composer and teacher
- Ota Zaremba (born 1957), Czech weightlifter
- Peter Zaremba (athlete) (1908–1994), American hammer thrower
- Peter Zaremba (musician), member of The Fleshtones
- Stanisław Zaremba (bishop of Kyiv) (?–1648), writer, abbot, Cistercian, bishop of Kyiv
- Stanisław Zaremba (mathematician) (1863–1942), Polish mathematician
- Thomas II, bishop of Wrocław, Bishop of Wrocław, 13th century
- Hubert Hilscher (1924–1994), a pseudonym when he was a soldier
Fictional characters
[edit]- Jan Zaremba in the 1913 operetta Polenblut (Polish Blood) and its adaptations
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