| English Name | Polish Equivalent | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Adam | Adam | Ah-dam |
| Agnes | Agnieszka, Aga | Ahg-nee-eshka |
| Al, Alan, Albert | Wojciech | Voy-check |
| Alexander, Alex | Aleksander | (same) |
| Alexandra, Alexa | Aleksandra | (same) |
| Alice, Allison | Alicja | A-lee-she-a |
| Amber | Bursztyna | Bursh-tina |
| Ambrose | Ambrozy | Am-bro-zhe |
| Amelia | Amelja | (same) |
| Andrew, Andy | Andrzej | And-zhe |
| Ann, Anna, Anne, Annie | Anna, Ania | Ah-na |
| Anthony, Tony | Antoni | An-tony |
| Antonia | Antonina | An-to-nina |
| Arthur | Artur | Are-ter |
| Ashley | Jesiona | Ye-shown-a |
| Autumn | Wrzesnia | Wzhesh-nia |
| Barbara, Barb | Barbara, Basia | Barbara, Ba-sha |
| Bartholomew, Bart | Bartolomej, Bartek | Barto-wo-may |
| Becky (see Rebecca) | ||
| Benjamin | Benjamin | (same) |
| Bernard | Bernard | (same) |
| Bill (see William) | ||
| Blaze | Blazej | Bwa-zhe |
| Bob, Bobby (see Robert) | ||
| Brittany | Britany (Basia?) | (same) |
| Carole, Caroline | Karolina | Kah-ro-lina |
| Catherine, Katherine, Kate | Katarzyna, Kasia, Katya | Kat-tar-zhe-na, Kashia, Ka-tia |
| Cecilia, Cecily | Cecylia | See-see-lia |
| Charles, Charlie | Karol | Kah-role |
| Chelsea | Czelsy | (same) |
| Christian, Christopher, Chris | Krzysztof, Kryszek | Kr-zhyst-off, Kree-shek |
| Christina, Christine, Kris | Krystyna, Krysia | Kree-steena, Kree-sha |
| Clara, Clarie | Klara | Kla-ra |
| Claudia | Klaudia | Klou-dia |
| Colin (see Nicholas) | ||
| Cynthia | Cynthia | (same) |
| Cyril | Cyryl | (same) |
| Daniel | Daniel | (same) |
| David, Dave | Dawid | Da-veed |
| Diana | Diana | (same) |
| Dominic | Dominik | (some) |
| Dorothy | Dorota | Do-rota |
| Edmund, Edward, Ed | Edmund, Edward, Edziu | (same), Ed-jew |
| Edith | Edyta | Ed-eata |
| Eleanor, Nell | Eleonora | Elyo-nora |
| Elizabeth, Beth, Lisa | Elzbieta, Ela | Elzh-be-eta, Ela |
| Emily | Emilia | Em-e-lia |
| Esther | Estera | Es-tera |
| Eugene, Gene (male) | Eugeniusz | Eh-u-gen-nee-usz |
| Eva, Eve | Ewa Eva | |
| Felix | Feliks | (same) |
| Francis (male), Frank | Franciszek, Franek | Fran-cheesh-ek |
| Frances (female) | Franciszka, Frania | Fran-cheesh-ka |
| Frederick, Fred | Fryderyk Free-der-ick | |
| Gabriel, Gabe | Gabriel | (same) |
| Gene (male) (see Eugene) | ||
| Genevieve, Jean (female) | Genowefa, Genia | Gen-o-ve-fa |
| George (see Jerry) | ||
| Grace | Gracja Gra-cee-ja | |
| Gregory, Greg | Grzegorz | Gr-zhe-gor-zh |
| Gustav, Gus | Gustaw | (same) |
| Helen | Halina | Ha-lina |
| Henry, Harry | Henryk | Hen-reek |
| Ian (see John) | ||
| Isaac | Isak | E-sak |
| Irene | Irena | Ear-rain-a |
| Jacob, Jake, James | Jakob or Jakub | Ya-koob |
| Jan, Janet (female) | Janina | Ya-nina |
| Jason | Jazon | YAH zawn |
| Jean (see Genevieve) | ||
| Jennifer | Janina | Ya-nina |
| Jerry, George | Jerzy | Yer-zhe |
| Jessica, Jessi | Gesika | (same) |
| Joan, Joanna | Joanna | Yo-anna |
| John, Jon, Jonathon, Johnny | Jan, Janek, Jasiu | Yan, Yanek, Ya-shu |
| Joseph, Joe | Jozef | Yo-zef |
| Josephine | Jozefina, Jozefa | Yo-zefina, Yo-zefa |
| Judy, Judith | Judyta | Yu-dee-ta |
| Julie, Julia | Juliana | Yu-lee-ana |
| Justin | Justyn | Yu-steen |
| Kate (see Catherine) | ||
| Lawrence, Larry | Wawrzyniec | Va-vreez-nee-ets |
| Leon, Lee, Leopold, Len | Leopold | (same) |
| Lewis, Louis, Lou | Ludwik | Lood-vik |
| Lucy | Lucja | Loo-ceeya |
| Luke, Lucas | Lukasz | Woo-kash |
| Madeline, Magdeline, Maud | Magdalena, Magda | Mag-da-lena, Mag-da |
| Margaret, Marjory, Peggy | Malgorzata, Malgosia | Mau-gor-zata, Mau-gosha |
| Mark | Marek | Marek |
| Martha | Marta | Marta |
| Martin | Marcin | Mar-chin |
| Mary, Maria | Maria, Marya, Marysha | Maria, Ma-ree-sha |
| Matthew, Matt | Mateusz, Mateo | Ma-tay-ush, Ma-tay-o |
| Michael, Mike | Michal | Me-kow |
| Nancy (see Ann) | ||
| Nicholas, Nick | Mikolaj | Me-ko-why |
| Oscar | Oskar | Oh-scar |
| Patrick, Pat | Patrycy | Pa-tree-cee |
| Patricia, Patty | Patrycya | Pa-tree-ceeya |
| Paul | Pawel | Pah-vel |
| Pauline | Paulina | Pow-lina |
| Peter | Piotr | Pe-oater |
| Philip, Phil | Filip | (same) |
| Quentin | Kwentyn | (same) |
| Rachel | Rachela | Ray-chela |
| Raymond, Ray | Rajmund | Rye-moond |
| Rebecca, Becky | Rebeka | or Rebekah (same) |
| Rose | Roza | Ro-zha |
| Richard, Dick | Ryszard | Ree-shard |
| Robert, Bob, Bobby | Robert, Bobcie | (same), Bob-chee |
| Samuel, Sam | (same) | |
| Sean, Shawn (see John) | ||
| Simon | Szymon | She-mon |
| Sophie, Sophia | Zofia, Zosia | Zo-fia, Zo-sha |
| Stacy | Stasia, Stanislawa | |
| Stan, Stanley | Stanislaw | Stan-i-suave |
| Steven, Stephen | Stefan, Szczepan | Ste-fon (NOT Ste-fin), |
| Sh-che-pon | ||
| Summer | Lato (or Lata) | Lato |
| Suzanne, Sue, Susan | Zuzanna, Zusia | Zoo-zanna, Zoo-sha |
| Thaddeus, Thad, Ted | Tadeusz | Tad-eh-ush |
| Theodore, Theo | Teodor | Tee-o-door |
| Theresa | Teresa | Tear-reh-sa |
| Toby, Tobias | Tobiasz | Toe-bye-ahsh |
| Tom, Thomas | Tomasz | Toe-mahsh |
| Vanessa | Wanesa | (same) |
| Veronica | Weronika | (same) |
| Victor, Vic | Wiktor | Veek-tor |
| Victoria | Wiktoria | Veek-toria |
| Vincent | Wincenty | Vin-centee |
| Violet | Violeta, Viola | Vee-o-leta, Vee-ola |
| William, Bill | Wilhelm | Vil-helm |
| Zachary, Zach (see Isaac) | ||
Data originally from http://www.informatics.sunysb.edu/apap/archives/current/1830.html by [email protected].
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