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Help[Surname] Re: origin and pronunciation
in reply to a message by Profe Esteban
It is a Polish spelling, but I think it should be Kowaliszyn, which is found in Poland. However I think it originated further east, Russia or Belarus, there is a Russian name Kovalishin. The basis of the name is kowal, or koval, meaning "blacksmith". It appears to denote descent from a blacksmith's wife or from a lady blacksmith, but I could be getting something wrong.
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