The surname Kovarski, Kovarsky, Kowarski, Kowarsky (Russian-language feminine: Kovarskaya, Polish-language feminine: Kowarska) is typically associated with people of Jewish origin.[1] It is a toponymic surname associated with one of the places named Kowary.[2] It may be either transliterated from Russian language (spelled with 'v') or from Polish (spelled with 'w').
The surname may refer to:
- Alexander Kovarski (* 1944), Russian chemist
- Felicjan Kowarski (1890–1948), Polish painter and sculptor
- Kovarska, pen name of Corinne Chochem (1905-1990), Jewish American choreographer and painter
- Lew Kowarski (1907–1979), French physicist
- Ori Kowarsky, Canadian filmmaker
- Ryan and Dan Kowarsky, Canadian musical duo
- Simon Kovarski, birth name of Simon Kovar, bassoonist
See also
edit- Kirk Karwoski, the surname was mangled during emigration
References
edit- ^ A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire by Alexander Beider (1993)
- ^ Евгений Водолазкин, "Дом и остров, или Инструмент языка", ISBN 5457600718, p. 185
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