English Explanatory Dictionary

Siska

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Siska Siskas

Etymology

Multiple etymologies, including: # Czech Šiška, Slovak Šiška, Slovene Šiška, from Proto-Slavic *šišьka (“cone”) # Hungarian Siska, from dialectal Hungarian siska (“long-eared pig”) or from the Slavic surname Šiška, from Proto-Slavic *šišьka (“cone”) # Estonian Siska, unclear further etymology

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