Last name GOLISH: origin and meaning

Golish: 1: Ukrainian (also transliterated as Golysh): nickname from the adjective holyy (Russian-oriented transliteration golyy) naked bare.2: Americanized form of Polish Golisz: nickname from goli to shave probably applied as an occupational name to a barber.3: Americanized form of East German Gohlisch: habitational name from any of several places near Leipzig and Dresden.

Golish : 1: Ukrainian (also transliterated as Golysh): nickname from the adjective holyy (Russian-oriented transliteration golyy) ‘naked bare’.2: Americanized form of Polish Golisz: nickname from golić ‘to shave’ probably applied as an occupational name to a barber.3: Americanized form of East German Gohlisch: habitational name from any of several places near Leipzig and Dresden.

Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

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