Kolodej

See also: kolodej and koloděj

English

Alternative forms

• Kolodei, Kolodey
• Kolodii, Kolodij, Kolodiy
• Kolodzei, Kolodzej, Kolodzey, Kolodziej

Etymology

From Russian колодей (kolodej), Ukrainian колодій (kolodij), Czech koloděj, or Slovak kolodej. Less commonly, a respelling of Kolodziej. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kolodějь.

Proper noun

Kolodej (plural Kolodejs)

1. A surname.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kolodej”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 333.