ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 1002
http://www.s-gabriel.org/1002
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From: 
29 Jun 1998

Greetings,

Here's the information we found on "Alexander of Krakow" and
"Alexander of the Post," which you wanted to use as Polish names from
between 1500 and 1550.

<Alexander> is found in Polish in period.  We also found the spellings
<Aleksander> and <Leksander>. (1)

It appears that the usual early form of <Alexander of Krakow> is
<Alexander z Krakowa>.  However, by the beginning of the 16th century,
naming patterns in Poland were undergoing significant changes. (2) If
you would like alternative bynames meaning "from Krakow", try any of
the sources recently added to our page on Polish names:

http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/walraven/polish/

Walraven van Nijmegen, AElfwyn aet Gyrwum, Arval Benicoeur, Talan Gwynek, 
Daniel de Lincoln, and Lindorm Eriksson contributed to this letter.

We hope this has been helpful, and that we can continue to assist you.

In service,
Alan Fairfax
Academy of S. Gabriel

(1) Speer, Brian. "Polish Given Names in "Nazwiska Polaksw" (WWW:
Accessed 6/11/98), under "Masculine Greek/Roman Names"
http://www.panix.com/~mittle/names/walraven/polish/

(2) Hoffman, William F., _Polish Surnames: Origins and Meanings_
(Chicago: Polish Genealogical Society of America, 1993).