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My last name is an anglicized variation on the Polish last name Szydłowski. The original Polish pronunciation is a bit different - one change is the Ł (pronounced like a W) which has been replaced with an L.
It is derived from the Polish word "szydło", meaning "awl."
People who speak Polish often tell me I pronounce my last name incorrectly, and in way they are right.