Gąsienica
Gąsienica is a Polish-language surname common among the Goral population of Zakopane region literally meaning "caterpillar".[1][2].
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The commonality of this surname is reflected in the following question-answer joke: "Why cabbage does not grow in Zakopane? – Because there are too many Caterpillars!" For the same reason Gorals use double-barrelled names, for better identification.[3]
Notable with this surname people include:
- Agnieszka Gąsienica-Daniel (born 1987), Polish alpine skier
- Andrzej Gąsienica-Makowski (born 1952), Polish politician
- Andrzej Gąsienica Roj (1930-1989), Polish alpine skier
- Franciszek Gąsienica Groń (1931-2014), Polish Nordic-combined skier
- Helena Gąsienica Daniel (1934-2013), Polish cross-country skier
- Jan Gąsienica (Sabała) (1809-1894), Polish poet
- Jan Gąsienica Ciaptak (1922-2009), Polish alpine skier
- Józef Gąsienica (1941-2005), Polish Nordic-combined skier
- Józef Gąsienica Sobczak (born 1934), Polish cross-country skier
- Maria Gąsienica Bukowa-Kowalska (born 1936), Polish cross-country skier
- Maria Gąsienica Daniel-Szatkowska (1936-2016), Polish alpine skier
- Maryna Gąsienica-Daniel (born 1994), Polish alpine skier
- Stanisław Gąsienica Daniel (born 1951), Polish ski jumper
References
- Zofia Radwańska-Paryska , Witold Henryk Paryski, Great Tatra encyclopedia Poronin, Wydawnictwo Górskie, 2004. ISBN 83-7104-009-1 .
- Maria an Józef Krzeptowski Jasinek, Genealogia rodu Gasieniców w Zakopanem (Genealogy of Gąsienica Family from Zakopane)
- Krzysztof Trebunia-Tutka, "Jak odnaleźć górala, czyli rzecz o przydomkach", ZAKOPANE DLA CIEBIE
See also
- All pages with titles containing Gasienica
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