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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Czech (Žiška) and Slovak (Šiška) : variant of Šiška (see Siska).
  • Slovenian (south central Slovenia; Žiška) : nickname from šiška ‘gallnut’. This name is also established in Austria and Germany.

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