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Help[Surname] Re: LULA surname
in reply to a message by AlliB
It's been one difficult search, but I finally found a good explanation posted on this ancestry forum:
http://www.polishforums.com/genealogy-ancestry-6/search-ancestors-lula-last-name-29041/
"LULA: The noun “lula” once meant a baby’s cradle, whilst the verb “lulać” means to rock a baby to sleep. The refrain “luli-luli-laj” is found in many Polish lullabyes. The now archaic term “luleja” was once used to indicate a slowpoke or dawdler. “Lula” also once meant a smoking pipe, especially its diminutive form “lulka”. Also, there are localities in Poland named Lulin and Lulinek (both in westeern Poland’s Wielkopolska region) which also could have generated the Lula nickname or something similar."
http://www.polishforums.com/genealogy-ancestry-6/search-ancestors-lula-last-name-29041/
"LULA: The noun “lula” once meant a baby’s cradle, whilst the verb “lulać” means to rock a baby to sleep. The refrain “luli-luli-laj” is found in many Polish lullabyes. The now archaic term “luleja” was once used to indicate a slowpoke or dawdler. “Lula” also once meant a smoking pipe, especially its diminutive form “lulka”. Also, there are localities in Poland named Lulin and Lulinek (both in westeern Poland’s Wielkopolska region) which also could have generated the Lula nickname or something similar."
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