 It was named both "Ozimek" and "Małapanew", with both names being of Polish origin.The former name is derived either from a local mill owner named Ozimek or from winter cereal ("rośliny ozime" in Polish),, while the latter comes from the river Mała Panew.Polish Baroque poet mentioned it under the latter name in his 1612 poem "Officina ferraria, abo huta y warstat z kuźniami szlachetnego dzieła żelaznego".