Kot
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Kot is the surname of a Polish szlachta (nobility) family.[1]
The surname derives from the nickname with the literal meaning "cat".[2]
The first mention of the name was in the 13th century. Piława coat of arms. The Kot family uses the Doliwa, Pilawa, , or Kot Morski coat of arms.[1]
describes the surname in his Herbarz polski as belonging toNotable persons with Kot surname[]
- Andrzej Kot (1946–2015), Polish designer
- Antoni Kot, Polish footballer
- Eric Kot (born 1966), Hong Kong singer and actor
- Igor Kot (born 1980), Russian footballer
- Jakub Kot (born 1990), Polish ski jumper
- Karol Kot (1946–1968), Polish serial killer
- Maciej Kot (born 1991), Polish ski jumper
- Myroslava Kot (1933–2014), Ukrainian embroider
- Natalia Kot (born 1938), Polish artistic gymnast
- Stanisław Kot (1885–1975), Polish scientist and politician, member of the Polish Government in Exile
- Tomasz Kot (born 1977), Polish actor
- Wincenty Kot (c. 1395 – 1448) Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland, vice-cancellarius regni Poloniae.
References[]
- ^ a b Tadeusz Gajl, Herbarz Polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku, Gdańsk 2007, p. 457.
- ^ Kazimierz Rymut, Nazwiska Polaków. Słownik historyczno-etymologiczny, Wydawnictwo Naukowe DWN, Kraków 2001
Categories:
- Surnames
- Polish noble families
- Polish-language surnames