Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage Slovene, Croatian, Serbian Scripts Новак(Serbian) Meaning & History Derived from Slavic novŭ "new", originally a name for someone who was new to a village. Related NamesDetails RootnovŭOther Languages & CulturesNovik(Belarusian) Novák, Nováková, Novotná, Novotný, Nováček, Nováčková(Czech) Novák(Hungarian) Nowak(Polish) Novikov, Novikova(Russian) Novák, Nováková(Slovak) Same SpellingNovák Categories beginnings