"Wałęsa" meaning in English

See Wałęsa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /vəˈwɛnsə/, /vəˈlɛnsə/
Rhymes: -ɛnsə Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Polish Wałęsa, from Old Polish wałęsa (“vagabond”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|pl|Wałęsa}} Unadapted borrowing from Polish Wałęsa, {{der|en|zlw-opl|wałęsa||vagabond}} Old Polish wałęsa (“vagabond”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wałęsa
  1. A surname from Polish.
    Sense id: en-Wałęsa-en-name-HT-Nr2xo Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A surname from Polish.
    Lech Wałęsa (born 1943), a Polish politician
    Sense id: en-Wałęsa-en-name-Qb6TfufF Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 39 10 16 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 37 9 25 9 Disambiguation of Individuals: 5 95
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