English Explanatory Dictionary

Sliwa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Polish.
  2. A surname from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic.

Word forms

Sliwa Sliwas

Etymology

* (Polish name): From Polish Śliwa, from śliwa (“plum tree”). Doublet of sloe. * (Assyrian name): Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṣlīḇā, “Crucifix”), a surname borne by Assyrians.

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