Meaning & History
Patronymic from Belarusian каваль (kaval') meaning "blacksmith".
Related Names
VariantKavalioŭ
Other Languages & CulturesKovač, Kovačević, Kovačić(Bosnian) Kovachev(Bulgarian) Kovac, Kovač, Kovačević, Kovačić(Croatian) Kováč, Kovac, Kovář(Czech) Kovách, Kovács, Kováts(Hungarian) Kavaliauskas(Lithuanian) Kowalczyk, Kowalski(Polish) Kovalchuk, Kovalev, Kovalyov(Russian) Kovac, Kovač, Kovačević, Kovačić(Serbian) Kováč, Kovac(Slovak) Kovač, Kovačevič, Kovačič(Slovene) Kovalchuk, Kovalenko(Ukrainian)