pazów

Pazów is a Polish toponym used for several places in Poland. The form Pazów typically denotes a location associated with a person named Paz or with a family bearing the name Paz, using the common Polish suffix -ów that marks possession or affiliation. In this sense, Pazów can be understood as “the place of Paz” or “Paz’s place.”

In administrative geography, villages named Pazów are components of a gmina (municipality), within a county (powiat), in a voivodeship (province). The exact position, history, and characteristics of each Pazów depend on local records and regional development, so no single Pazów represents a national center or standout urban area.

The name Pazów reflects a broader pattern in Polish toponymy, where suffixes such as -ów or -owo often form place names from personal names or surnames, signaling ownership, origin, or association with a founder or landholder. Because multiple locations share the same name, Pazów appearing in maps or documents typically requires disambiguation by additional geographic context such as the voivodeship or county.

See also: Paz (surname).