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Kulish

Kulish is a surname of Ukrainian origin. In the Ukrainian language kulish means "millet porridge". The Russian variant of this dish, kulesh should be differentiated from kulesha.

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Kulish (Ukrainian: Куліш, Russian: Кули́ш, Polish: Kulisz) is a surname of Ukrainian origin. In the Ukrainian language kulish (куліш) means "millet porridge". The Russian variant of this dish, kulesh (куле́ш, 'kasha, gruel') should be differentiated from kulesha (Ukrainian: кулеша) (maize-flour porridge).

Alternative spellings or transliterations of the surname include Kulisch (German), Kulisz (Polish), and Kuliš (Czech, Serbo-Croatian).

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Kulish

Kulisz (Polish spelling)

  • Adam Kulisz (born 1966), Polish musician
  • Karol Kulisz (1873–1940), Polish Lutheran pastor

Kulisch (German spelling)

  • Angelika Kulisch (born 1989), Polish bicycle racer
  • Gustav Adolf Kulisch (1903–?), German politician
  • Paul Kulisch (1862–1943), Austrian-German agronomist
  • Ulrich W. Kulisch (born 1933), German mathematician
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