The baby name Pulaski is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'polish': 'poo-WAH-skee (IPA: /puˈwaski/)', 'english': 'puh-LAS-kee or poo-LAS-kee (IPA: /pəˈlæski/ or /puˈlæski/)'}.
Pulaski is Polish in Origin.
The baby name Pulaski is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced {'polish': 'poo-WAH-skee (IPA: /puˈwaski/)', 'english': 'puh-LAS-kee or poo-LAS-kee (IPA: /pəˈlæski/ or /puˈlæski/)'}.
Pulaski is Polish in Origin.
Pulaski is a Polish habitational surname turned given name, from Pułaski (pronounced poo-WAH-skee). Built with the adjectival suffix -ski, it denotes "of/from" a place, so its sense is "person hailing from a locality bearing that name," rather than a lexical word meaning. In English the diacritic ł is dropped, giving Pulaski. The feminine Polish form is Pułaska, and the plural family form is Pułascy.
It entered U.S. usage through veneration of General Kazimierz (Casimir) Pułaski, the 18th-century Polish nobleman and Revolutionary War hero often styled the Father of the American Cavalry. His surname names numerous U.S. counties, towns, and streets, and Illinois observes Casimir Pulaski Day. As a baby name, Pulaski skews masculine and is usually chosen to honor Polish heritage or evoke qualities like courage, horsemanship, and patriotic service.
Pulaski is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 2 times, across 1 country.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
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