Danilowicz is a Polish-language surname of, among others, a noble family of
Rutheninan origin and
Jews
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with roots in
Danilavičy,
Belarus
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and other place names which include "Daniłowicz" (including the form "Daniłowicze"
) in their names. Its archaic feminine forms are Daniłowiczówna (unmarried) and Daniłowiczówa (married).
A transliteration of its Ruthenian/Russian form is Danilovich, Ukrainian: Danilovych, Belarusian: Danilavich/Danilovich. The surname should not be confused with the
East Slavic patronymic "Danilovich". Both literally mean the same, "son of
Danilo
Danilo is a given name found in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Serbian.
Notable people with the name Danilo include:
Athletes Footballers
* Danilo (footballer, born 1979), Brazilian footballer Danilo de Andrade
* Danilo (footballer, born ...
", but in the pronunciation of the surname the stress syllable is
penultimate, while in the patronymic the second syllable is stressed.
The surname may refer to:
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Jan Daniłowicz
Jan Daniłowicz (1570–1628) was a Polish szlachta, nobleman, voivode of the Ruthenian Voivodeship and grandfather of King Jan III Sobieski.
He was voivode of the Ruthenian Voivodship since 1613, castellan of Lviv since 1612, Great Krajczy of t ...
(1558–1624), Polish noble
*
Jan Mikołaj Daniłowicz (1607–1650), Polish noble
*
Jean Danilovich (born 1946), American amateur tennis player
*
John Danilovich (born 1950), American business executive
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Mikołaj Daniłowicz (1570–1628), Polish noble
*
Ruvik Danilovich
Reuven "Ruvik" Danilovich (; born January 24, 1971) is an Israeli politician. In 2008, he was elected mayor of Beersheba, after serving as deputy mayor under Yaakov Turner.
He was reelected in 2013 with 92.21% of the ballots, in November 2018 ...
(born 1971), Israeli politician
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Teofila Zofia Sobieska, née Daniłowiczówna (1607–1661), Polish noble
See also
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Danilowitz, Yiddish spelling of the name
References
{{surname, Danilowicz
Polish-language surnames
Surnames from given names
Jewish toponymic surnames