Sliwa

See also: śliwa and Śliwa

English

Etymology

From Polish Śliwa. Doublet of sloe. Also Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ܨܠܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ṣlīḇā, “Crucifix”), a surname borne by Assyrians.

Proper noun

Sliwa (plural Sliwas)

1. A surname from Polish.
2. A surname from Assyrian Neo-Aramaic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sliwa is the 23714^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1068 individuals. Sliwa is most common among White (96.63%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sliwa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• wails, walis