What does the name ending ski / sky / skoy mean?

Question

As in Brezinkski.

Answer 1

It is very simply a suffix giving to a basic name an adjectival value

Answer 2

location of family when acquired that last name.....I think I remembered somethng about skydiving in Poland and skiing in Russia.

Answer 3

For Polish names :

"Adjectival names very often end in the suffixes -ski, -cki and -dzki (feminine -ska, -cka and -dzka), and are considered to be either typically Polish or typical for the Polish nobility. However, this is not exactly true, exactly as in France or Germany where not all people with a de or von in their names were formally nobles: the adjectival suffix -ski, -skii or -sky is found in many other Slavic languages, and in Poland, the adjectival form of a name was not reserved to the "szlachta" ('nobility')."

"Cognominal

A cognominal surname (nazwisko przezwiskowe) derives from a person's nickname, usually based on his occupation, or a physical or character trait.

Examples:

Kowal, Kowalski, Kowalczyk, Kowalewski — from kowal, or "blacksmith"; or from Kowale" or Kowalewo (Smithville) in case of Kowalski and Kowalewski.

Młynarz, Młynarski, Młynarczyk — from młynarz, or "miller"; or from Młynary (Millersville) in case of Młynarski.

Nowak, Nowakowski, Nowicki — from nowy, or "new one"; or from Nowakowo or Nowice (Newmantown) in case of Nowakowski and Nowicki.

Lis, Lisiewicz, Lisowski — from lis, or "fox"; or from Lisowo (Foxville) in case of Lisowski.

"Toponymic"

"A toponymic surname (nazwisko odmiejscowe) usually derives from the name of a village or town, or the name of a topographic feature. These names are almost always of the adjectival form."

Examples:

Tarnowski — lord of Tarnów;

Zaleski — lord of Zalesie;

"Patronymic"

"A patronymic surname (nazwisko odimienne) derives from a given name of a person and usually ends in a suffix suggesting a family relation."

Examples:

Jan, Jachowicz, Janicki, Jankowski, Janowski — derived from Jan (John or Ian), Jankowo or Janowo (Johnstown).

Adamczewski, Adamczyk, Adamowski, Adamski — derived from Adam; or from Adamczewo / Adamowo (Adamsville).

Łukasiński, Łukaszewicz — derived from Łukasz (Luke); or from Łukasin (Luketown)."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_name...