Talk:Jan Kowalski (placeholder name)
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editI think Jan Kowalski (placeholder name) is a far more natural title for this article than the current one. Jan Kowalski is a placeholder name, but Jan Kowalski is not an Average Joe; Average Joe is just one example of a name/term that has a similar meaning, whereas placeholder name is a general term for such a name as Jan Kowalski. @Lembit Staan: would you agree? If so, I don't think it's necessary to go through a formal move request, as you're the creator and only contributor so far. Lennart97 (talk) 13:56, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
-ski not a patronymic suffix
editThe article Polish names guides through the history of the surname ending -ski. According to this, ~
- -ski (with its different forms and equivalents) is a generic Slavic denominal adjective-forming suffix,
- which was first used, as far as Polish names are concerned, to form toponymic surnames,
- later evolved into a marker of nobiliary names,
- and eventually, expanded into a broadly applicable surname formative.
As to the brief Wiktionary entry -ski, it won't define it as a patronymic suffix either.
Based on these, the first section in this article needs revision. Thanks in advance to a knowledgeable editor who will get this done. – Javítgató (talk) 09:49, 19 October 2023 (UTC)