Zaremba
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Language(s) | Polish |
Region of origin | Poland |
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Variant form(s) | Zaręba,[1] Zarębok, Zarębski (Zarembski), Zarębowicz (Zarembowicz), Zarębowski, Zarębiński, Yiddish: Zarember |
Zaremba [zaˈrɛmba] is a surname of Polish-language origin. Derived from the verb zarąbać ("to chop"), it may be an occupational name for a woodcutter or a habitational name from places such as Zaręby.[2] It may refer to:
- Coat of arms of Zaremba
- Aleksandra Zaremba (born 2001), Polish female footballer
- Andrzej Zaremba (died 1317 or 1318), Bishop of Poznań, 14th century
- John Zaremba (1908–1986), American actor
- Mateusz Zaremba (born 1984), Polish handballer
- Nikolai Zaremba (1821–1879), Russian composer and teacher
- Ota Zaremba (born 1957), Czech weightlifter
- Peter Zaremba (1908–1994), American hammer thrower
- Peter Zaremba, member of The Fleshtones
- Stanisław Zaremba (1863–1942), Polish mathematician
- Thomas II Zaremba Bishop of Wrocław, 13th century
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