Abadzhiev m BulgarianDerived from Bulgarian
абаджия (abadzhiya) meaning
"weaver, tailor" (of Turkish origin, ultimately from Arabic
عباءة ('abaah) meaning "cloak").
Andrzejewski m PolishHabitational name for a person from towns called
Andrzejewo or similar, derived from the given name
Andrzej.
Ateljević SerbianProbably from
Hatelji, the name of a town in Serbia, which is of unknown meaning.
Babić Serbian, CroatianMatronymic surname derived from Serbo-Croatian
baba "grandmother, old woman".
Bašić Croatian, SerbianMeans
"son of the chief", derived from Serbo-Croatian
baša meaning "chief, boss" (of Turkish origin).
Beran m CzechDerived from Czech
beran meaning
"ram, male sheep".
Bobal m CzechDerived from Czech
bob meaning
"bean".
Boško m SlovakDerived from Slovak
bosý meaning
"barefoot".
Bosko PolishDerived from Polish
bosy meaning
"barefoot".
Boyko UkrainianOriginally indicated a member of the Boykos, an ethnic group of western Ukraine.
Božić CroatianMeans
"Christmas" in Croatian, a diminutive of
bog meaning "god".
Broz CroatianDerived from
Broz, a diminutive of
Ambrozije. This was the birth surname of the Yugoslavian dictator Josip Broz Tito (1892-1980).
Budny PolishPossibly from Polish
buda meaning
"hut, cabin".
Bukowski m PolishOriginally denoted someone who came from a place called
Bukowo or
Bukowiec, which derive from Polish
buk "beech".
Bureš m CzechDerived from a diminutive of the old Czech given name
Burjan, a derivative of
Jan 1.
Čech m CzechMeans
"Czech". The name was used to differentiate a native of Bohemia from the natives of Silesia, Moravia and other regions that are now part of the Czech Republic.
Chalupník m CzechDerived from Czech
chalupa meaning
"cottage". The name referred to a peasant farmer who owned a very small piece of land.
Chaykovsky m RussianRussian form of
Chayka. A famous bearer was the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Chaykovsky (1840-1893), with the surname commonly Romanized as
Tchaikovsky.
Chmela m CzechDerived from Czech
chmel "hops", referring to a person who grew hops, a plant used in brewing beer.
Čížek m CzechMeans
"siskin" in Czech, referring to a type of bird in the finch family.
Ćosić Croatian, SerbianFrom Croatian and Serbian
ćosav "beardless", ultimately from Persian
کوسه (kuseh) meaning "shark".
Čtvrtník m CzechDerived from Czech
čtvrtlán meaning
"one quarter of a lán", where a
lán is a medieval Czech measure of land (approximately 18 hectares). The name denoted someone who owned this much land.
Czajkowski m PolishOriginally indicated a person from any of the Polish towns named Czajków, all derived from Polish
czajka meaning "lapwing (bird)".
Dąbrowski m PolishHabitational name for someone from any of the various locations named
Dąbrowa or
Dobrów, derived from Polish
dąb meaning "oak".
Doležal m CzechNickname for a lazy person, derived from the past participle of the Czech verb
doležat "to lie down".
Doubek m CzechMeans
"small oak" in Czech, derived from
dub "oak".
Dubanowski m PolishOriginally indicated a person from the town of Dubinowo (now Dubino in Belarus).
Dubicki m PolishOriginally indicated a person from the town of Dubica in Poland.
Dunajski m PolishDerived from
Dunaj, the Polish name for the river Danube.
Dvořák m CzechOccupational name derived from Czech
dvůr "manor", indicating a person who worked at such a place. This name was borne by the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904).
Fiala m CzechMeans
"violet" in Czech, referring to the flower. It may have originally referred to a person who lived near a sign bearing violets, or it may have been given to a person who lived in a place where violets grew.
Filipowski m PolishEither a patronymic from the given name
Filip, or a habitational name denoting a person from the Polish town of Filipów (also derived from the given name).
Furlan Italian, SloveneFrom the name of the Italian region of
Friuli, in the northeast of Italy, which is derived from the name of the Roman town of Forum Iulii meaning "forum of Julius".
Gajos PolishDerived from Polish
gaj meaning
"grove, thicket".
Gomółka PolishDerived from Polish
gomółka, a type of round cheese, ultimately from an old Polish word meaning "round".
Gorecki m PolishOriginally indicated a person from Górka, the name of various towns in Poland, ultimately from Polish
góra "mountain".
Górski m PolishFrom the Polish word
góra meaning
"mountain".
Grabowski m PolishHabitational name for someone from any of the various places called
Grabów,
Grabowa or
Grabowo, all derived from Polish
grab meaning "hornbeam tree".
Gujić BosnianMeans
"son of a snake" from the Bosnian word
guja meaning "snake".
Gwózdek PolishDerived from either archaic Polish
gwozd meaning
"forest" or
gwóźdź meaning
"nail".
Hadžić BosnianFrom Bosnian
hadž meaning
"hajj, pilgrimage", ultimately derived from Arabic
حَجّ (hajj). It originally denoted a person who had completed the hajj.
Hájek m CzechMeans
"thicket" in Czech, a diminutive of
háj "woods".
Hlaváč m CzechFrom a nickname for a person with an oddly-shaped head, derived from Czech
hlava "head".