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Jan Kowalski
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:11 pm
by Doug R.
There are about 15 Jan Kowalski's that play Cantr, and I was wondering, is this name the equivalent of Jane Doe, a name that you use when you don't know their real name? (Police officer: "We found a Jan Kowalski dead in the woods.")
I won't insult you by trying to translate this using an online translator.
Re: Jan Kowalski
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:03 pm
by Frankoniusz
Not really, it is common name in Poland. Like a John Smith.
Re: Jan Kowalski
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:55 pm
by Snake
Yup, if you don't want to give the real name you give Jan Kowalski. It's not a common name in Poland these days (cause every parent knows that he'd hurt his child with giving that name
), I haven't met anyone named like that in real life.
Re: Jan Kowalski
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 12:12 am
by in vitro...
that's right, it's the polish equivalent of John Smith. John == Jan, smith == kowal and Smith == Kowalski
Re: Jan Kowalski
Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 12:19 am
by Doug R.
Except there are no John Smith's playing Cantr
Thanks for the information.
Re: Jan Kowalski
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 3:59 pm
by robin_waw
Last name Kowalski is the most popular in Polish.
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Kowalski
Re: Jan Kowalski
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 11:56 am
by lacki2000
A właśnie, że nie bo Nowak! (It's not true, the most popular is Newman!
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