Meaning & History
Means "blacksmith", a derivative of Slavic kovati meaning "to forge".
Related Names
Rootkovati
VariantsKovac, Kovačević, Kovačić(Croatian) Kovac, Kovačević, Kovačić(Serbian) Kovačević, Kovačić(Bosnian) Kovačevič, Kovačič(Slovene)
Other Languages & CulturesKavalchuk, Kavalioŭ, Kavaliova, Kavalyova, Kavalyow(Belarusian) Kovachev, Kovacheva(Bulgarian) Kováč, Kovac, Kováčová, Kovář, Kovářová(Czech) Kovách, Kovács, Kováts(Hungarian) Kavaliauskaitė, Kavaliauskas, Kavaliauskienė(Lithuanian) Kowalczyk, Kowalska, Kowalski(Polish) Kovalchuk, Kovalev, Kovaleva, Kovalyov, Kovalyova(Russian) Kováč, Kovac, Kováčová(Slovak) Koval, Kovalchuk, Kovalenko(Ukrainian)