Glossary entry

Polish term or phrase:

Arius

English translation:

Ariusz

Added to glossary by Jacek Krankowski (X)
Aug 16, 2000 08:11
23 yrs ago
Polish term

Arius

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My family is from Poland. I am trying to find the English translation of our lastname. someone translated it as meaning golddress but I would like to know the literal translation.
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Ariusz

Your ethymological research is correct. However, the name of Arius has never become common in Poland and you may find it only in historical dissertations on the theological doctrine of Arius and Arianism. In fact, children have not been given this name because Arius is not a saint, thus not a name that a baptised child could be given in Poland – predominantly a catholic community. Interesting, that Arius is not a saint or blessed within the Arian doctrine either. So Arians have not given this name to their children either, when they still had their communes in Poland.

Therefore, the name "Arius" of genuine Latin origin is in Polish "Ariusz", likewise most historic latin names with "us" ending.
Regards
Marek
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I am Polish and I don\'t know such a word. Internet search yielded 59 Polish pages, Arius being most often a name of diving clubs - I have no idea why, for according to Britannica, Arius was a \"Christian priest of Alexandria, Egypt, whose teachings gave rise to a theological doctrine known as Arianism\". And arius certainly does not mean \"gold dress\" in Polish, sorry... :)
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