Kolodzej

See also: kołodźej

English

Alternative forms

• Kolodei, Kolodej, Kolodey
• Kolodii, Kolodij, Kolodiy
• Kolodzei, Kolodzey, Kolodziej

Etymology

From Polish Kołodziej, Upper Sorbian kołodźej, or Belarusian каладзей (kaladzjej). Alternatively, from Russian Колодзей (Kolodzej), itself from Polish or Belarusian. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kolodějь (“wheelwright”).

Proper noun

Kolodzej (plural Kolodzejs)

1. A surname.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kolodzej”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 333.