Głowacki, Glovatsky, Hlovatskyi, Golovatsky, or Holovatskyi is a surname derived from golva (Slavic for "head"). Its Ukrainian and Belarusian forms are generally transcribed beginning with an 'H' but may also be written with a 'G'.
Language | Masculine | Feminine | Plural |
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Polish | Głowacki ([ɡwɔˈvat͡ski]) |
Głowacka ([ɡwɔˈvat͡ska]) |
Głowaccy ([ɡwɔˈvat͡st͡sɨ]) |
Belarusian (Romanization) |
Галавацкі (Halavacki, Halavatski) Главацкі (Hlavacki, Hlavatski) |
Галавацкая (Halavackaja, Halavatskaya, Halavatskaia) Главацкая (Hlavackaja, Hlavatskaya, Hlavatskaia) |
|
Russian (Romanization) |
Головацкий (Golovatsky, Golovatskiy, Golovatskij) Гловацкий (Glovatsky, Glovatskiy, Glovatskij) |
Головацкая (Golovatskaya, Golovatskaia, Golovatskaja) Гловацкая (Glovatskaya, Glovatskaia, Glovatskaja) |
|
Ukrainian (Romanization) |
Головацький (Holovatskyi, Holovatskyy, Holovatskyj) Гловацький (Hlovatskyi, Hlovatskyy, Hlovatskyj) |
Головацька (Holovatska) Гловацька (Hlovatska) |
Головацькі (Holovatski) Гловацькі (Hlovatski) |
People
editNotable people with the surname include:
- Aleksander Głowacki (a.k.a. Bolesław Prus; 1847–1912), Polish novelist, essayist, and journalist
- Anton Glovatsky (born 1988), Russian ice hockey player
- Arkadiusz Głowacki (born 1979), Polish footballer
- Andrzej Głowacki, Polish philosopher, professor, and graphic artist
- Antoni Głowacki (1910–1980), Polish fighter pilot
- Dawid Głowacki (born 1987), Polish cyclist
- Jan Nepomucen Głowacki (1802–1847), Polish painter
- Janusz Głowacki (1938–2017), Polish-born American playwright, essayist, and screenwriter
- Jerzy Głowacki (1950–2022), Polish cyclist and Olympics competitor
- Krzysztof Głowacki (born 1986), Polish boxer
- Léon Glovacki (1928–2009), French footballer
- Marcin Głowacki (born 1973), Polish ice dancer and Olympics competitor
- Piotr Głowacki (born 1980), Polish actor
- Ryszard Głowacki (born 1937), Polish geological engineer, writer, and publicist
- Vadim Glovatsky (1970–2015), Kazakhstani ice hockey player and Olympics competitor
- Wojciech Bartosz Głowacki (1758–1794), Polish insurgent
- Yakiv Holovatsky (1814–1888), Ukrainian writer and academic
See also
edit- Bartosz Głowacki (armoured train) (c.1919–1939), a Polish army train