Śmigiel, Śmigieł, or Smigiel are Polish-language surnames. The Polish word śmigiel has several meanings ultimately derived from the verb śmigać, "to move swiftly"."Co każdy śmigielanin o wiatrakach wiedzieć powinien Lekcja 2"Kazimierz Rymut, "Nazwiska Polaków: Słownik historyczno-etymologiczny" 'The Surnames of Poles: A Historical-Etymological Dictionary], Krakow, 1999-2001, p. 581
Notable people with these surnames include: Brady Smigiel (born 2006), American football player Hanna Smigiel, the namesake of the minor planet 38020 Hannadam, a friend of the discoverer Krzysztof Śmigiel (born 1974), Polish volleyball player Michael D. Smigiel Sr. (1958–2022), American politician
See also
Schmiegel (disambiguation) Smigel
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