- Sikorsky
Sikorsky is an English-language respelling of the Slavic
surname Sikorski. Derived from the Polish word "sikora" – meaning "chickadee/tit" – it was originally the name of a noblePolish-Lithuanian Commonwealth family. It can refer to:
*Igor Sikorsky , Russian-American inventor and founder of the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
** Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, also known as the "Sikorsky Aero Engineering Company"
*Radosław Sikorski , Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, former Minister of National Defence
*Roman Sikorski , Polish mathematician
*Rudolf Sikorski , a fictional character in Boris and Arkady Strugatsky's series of novels
*Władysław Sikorski , Polish general and Prime Minister in exile during World War II
*Sikorsky (crater) , a lunar crater
*Hans Sikorski , a music publishing house in Hamburg, Germany
*Brian Sikorski , Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball relief pitcher
*Sikorsky (comics) , a Marvel Comics character
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