Gąsienica

Gąsienica is a Polish-language surname common among the Goral population of Zakopane region literally meaning "caterpillar".^[1]^[2]

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The commonality of this surname is reflected in the following question-answer joke: "Why does cabbage not grow in Zakopane? – Because there are too many Caterpillars!" For the same reason Gorals use double-barrelled names, for better identification.^[3]

Agnieszka Gąsienica-Daniel (born 1987), Polish alpine skier
Andrzej Gąsienica-Makowski (born 1952), Polish politician
Andrzej Gąsienica Roj (1930–1989), Polish alpine skier
Franciszek Gąsienica Groń (1931–2014), Polish Nordic-combined skier
Helena Gąsienica Daniel (1934–2013), Polish cross-country skier
Jan Gąsienica (Sabała) (1809–1894), Polish poet
Jan Gąsienica Ciaptak (1922–2009), Polish alpine skier
Józef Gąsienica (1941–2005), Polish Nordic-combined skier
Józef Gąsienica Sobczak (born 1934), Polish cross-country skier
Maria Gąsienica Bukowa-Kowalska (1936–2020), Polish cross-country skier
Maria Gąsienica Daniel-Szatkowska (1936–2016), Polish alpine skier
Maryna Gąsienica-Daniel (born 1994), Polish alpine skier
Stanisław Gąsienica Daniel (born 1951), Polish ski jumper

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