Głowacki, Glovatsky, Hlovatskyi, Golovatsky, or Holovatskyi is a surname derived from golva (Slavic for "head"). Its Ukrainian and Belarusian forms are generally transcribed beginning with an 'H' but may also be written with a 'G'.
Language Masculine Feminine Plural Polish Głowacki () Głowacka () Głowaccy () Belarusian (Romanization) (Halavacki, Halavatski) (Hlavacki, Hlavatski) (Halavackaja, Halavatskaya, Halavatskaia) (Hlavackaja, Hlavatskaya, Hlavatskaia) Russian (Romanization) (Golovatsky, Golovatskiy, Golovatskij) (Glovatsky, Glovatskiy, Glovatskij) (Golovatskaya, Golovatskaia, Golovatskaja) (Glovatskaya, Glovatskaia, Glovatskaja) Ukrainian (Romanization) (Holovatskyi, Holovatskyy, Holovatskyj) (Hlovatskyi, Hlovatskyy, Hlovatskyj) (Holovatska) (Hlovatska) (Holovatski) (Hlovatski)
People Notable people with the surname include: Aleksander Głowacki ( Bolesław Prus; 1847–1912), Polish novelist, essayist, and journalist Anton Glovatsky (born 1988), Russian ice hockey player Arkadiusz Głowacki (born 1979), Polish footballer Andrzej Głowacki, Polish philosopher, professor, and graphic artist Antoni Głowacki (1910–1980), Polish fighter pilot Dawid Głowacki (born 1987), Polish cyclist Jan Nepomucen Głowacki (1802–1847), Polish painter Janusz Głowacki (1938–2017), Polish-born American playwright, essayist, and screenwriter Jerzy Głowacki (1950–2022), Polish cyclist and Olympics competitor Krzysztof Głowacki (born 1986), Polish boxer Léon Glovacki (1928–2009), French footballer Marcin Głowacki (born 1973), Polish ice dancer and Olympics competitor Piotr Głowacki (born 1980), Polish actor Ryszard Głowacki (born 1937), Polish geological engineer, writer, and publicist Vadim Glovatsky (1970–2015), Kazakhstani ice hockey player and Olympics competitor Wojciech Bartosz Głowacki (1758–1794), Polish insurgent Yakiv Holovatsky (1814–1888), Ukrainian writer and academic
See also Bartosz Głowacki (armoured train) (1919–1939), a Polish army train
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