Polonsky (, ) is a surname. It is quite common in

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and

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. The name independently appeared in Russia and Ukraine, and in the

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, and a little later was used by

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. The first mention of the surname comes from 16th century Polish genealogy books as a name of an old

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n family ''Połoński'' that belonged to

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. The origin of the name is attributed to Latin ''polonus'' 'Polish', or to villages Polonka, Polonnoye or Polonsk in modern

. Notable people with this name include:

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Abraham Polonsky Abraham Lincoln Polonsky (December 5, 1910 – October 26, 1999) was an American film director, screenwriter, essayist and novelist. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for '' Body and Soul'' (1947). The following ...

(1910–1999), American film director and novelist *

Antony Polonsky Antony Barry Polonsky (born September 23, 1940) is Emeritus Professor of Holocaust Studies at Brandeis University. He is the author of many historical works on the Holocaust, and is an expert on Polish Jewish history. Career Antony Polonsky w ...

(born 1940), American professor of Holocaust studies *

Arthur Polonsky Arthur Polonsky (June 6, 1925 – April 4, 2019) was a figurative painter, draughtsman and educator, known for his explorations of light, water, flight and similarly lyrical motifs that, in esoteric and unsettling ways, alluded to myth, fantasy, ...

(1925–2019), American painter *

David Polonsky David Polonsky (; born 1973) is an Israeli book illustrator and artistic film director. His illustrations appeared in all major Israeli magazines and newspapers and illustrated many children's books, for which he received multiple awards. He also ...

(born 1973), Ukraine-born Israeli book illustrator an artistic film director * Gary Polonsky (born 1942), Canadian university president *

Lea Polonsky Lea Polonsky (; born 25 May 2002) is an Israeli swimmer. At the 2017 European Youth Olympics she won silver medals in the 200m Medley and the mixed 4×100m Medley Relay. At the 2019 European Junior Swimming Championships she won a bronze medal ...

(born 2002), Israeli swimmer * Leonid Polonsky (1833—1913) Russian writer and journalist *

Luciano Palonsky Luciano Palonsky (born 8 July 1999) is an Argentine professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Osaka Blazers Sakai and the Argentina men's national volleyball team, Argentina national team. Honours Club * CEV Cup ** 2021 ...

(born 1999), Argentine professional volleyball player *

Pinchas Polonsky Pinchas Polonsky (, ; born 11 February 1958) is a Russian-Israeli Jewish-religious philosopher, researcher, and educator active among the Russian-speaking Jewish community. He has written original books and a number of translations of works on Jud ...

(born 1958), Russian-Israeli religious philosopher and researcher *

Sergei Polonsky Sergei Yurievich Polonsky (; born 1 December 1972) is a Russian businessman. He is the owner and head of one of the largest real estate companies in Russia, previously known as Mirax Group (2004–2011). He was one of the richest men in Russia ...

(born 1972), Russian businessman *

Vitold Polonsky Vitold Alfonsovich Polonsky (Russian: Витольд Альфонсович Полонский; 1879 – 5 January 1919) was a Russian silent film actor. Biography The son of a nobleman, Polonsky took drama courses in the Moscow theatre schoo ...

(1879–1919), Russian silent film actor * Vladimir Polonsky (1893–1937), First Secretary of Azerbaijan Communist Party *

Vyacheslav Polonsky Vyacheslav Pavlovich Polonsky (June 23, 1886 – February 24, 1932) - the pen name of Vyacheslav Pavlovich Gusin - was a Russian literary critic, journalist and historian who was active in the Soviet Union in the 1920s up to his death in 19 ...

(1886–1932), Russian critic, journalist and historian. *

Yakov Polonsky Yakov Petrovich Polonsky (; ) was a leading Pushkinist poet who wrote poems faithful to the traditions of Russian Romantic poetry during the heyday of realistic prose. Of noble birth, Polonsky attended the Moscow University, where he befriended ...

(1819–1898), Russian Pushkinist poet * Yevgeny Polonsky (died 1919), Ukrainian Red Army soldier

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* Abraham Polonski (1913-?), Russian French Resistance member *

Dominik Połoński Dominik Połoński (17 June 1977 – 20 June 2018) was a Polish concert cellist. He continued his career using his right arm, after treatment for a brain tumour. Life Połoński was born in Kraków, and studied at the Academy of Music in Łódź. ...

(1976–2018), Polish cellist

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* Elizaveta Polonskaya (1890–1969), Russian poet * Elena Kazimirtchak-Polonskaïa, Soviet astronomer *

2006 Polonskaya 2006 Polonskaya (''Minor planet provisional designation, provisional designation'': ) is a stony Flora asteroid and asynchronous Binary asteroid, binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was disco ...

, a main-belt asteroid, named after the former

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