Shyshka is a Ukrainian family and household name or nickname that originates from the Common Slavic appellative meaning "inflorescence of coniferous plants," "bun," or in some other sense (Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, Volume XI, page 466). In written records of the Ukrainian language, the name has been documented from the 16th to the 18th centuries. For example, in 1564, it is mentioned as: Shyshka Nevhahd (Archive of the South-Western Region, Volume III, entry 2257); in 1765, as: Szyszka Jarochowicz (Archive of the South-Western Region, Volume IV, entry 1100).
