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Babinec CzechNickname from Old Czech babinec meaning "coward".
Bakeš CzechFrom a derivative of the personal name Bak.
Bartek Polish, Czech, Slovak, GermanPolish, Czech, Slovak, and eastern German: from a pet form of a vernacular form of the personal name Bartolomaeus (Czech Bartoloměj, Polish Bartłomiej, German Bartolomäus)
Bělín CzechEither a nickname from Czech bílý ‘white’ or a derivative of the female personal name Běla (which also means ‘white’), denoting the son or husband of a woman so named.
Benda CzechBenda is short form from names Benjamin or Benedikt.
Beranová f CzechMeaning is likely derived from a Slavic word meaning "ram", probably a variant of the same one
Baranov is derived from.
Beruška CzechAllegedly derived from Czech
beruška "ladybird; ladybug".
Bialik Polish, Czech, JewishDerived from Polish
biały meaning "white", originally a nickname for a person with blond hair or a pale complexion. A famous bearer of this name is American actress Mayim Bialik (1975-).
Biel Polish, Czech, SlovakNickname for a white- or fair-haired person, from Polish
biel, Old Czech
bielý, Slovak
biely "white".
Bilek CzechNickname for a fair-haired person, from
bílek "whiteness", a derivative of
bílý "white".
Bonuš CzechFrom a pet form of the personal name Bonifác, Czech form of Bonifacio.
Borák CzechHabitational name for someone from one of many places named with bor meaning "pine forest"; alternatively from a short form of the personal names Dalibor or Bořivoj, containing the element -bor meaning "battle".
Brodsky CzechHabitational name derived from a number of places, including Bohemia.
Čáda CzechDescriptive nickname from Old Czech
čad- "smoke", applied to someone with dark skin.
Čapek CzechDerived from a diminutive of Czech
cáp meaning "stork", applied as a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a stork. In some cases the family name may have derived from a heraldic symbol.
Chernin CzechA habitational name for someone from Cernice or some other place named with this word.
Chytil CzechNickname from the past participle of chytit ‘have caught’.
Damian French, Spanish, Italian, Czech, Slovak, PolishFrom the medieval personal name
Damian, Greek
Damianos (from
damazein "to subdue"). St. Damian was an early Christian saint martyred in Cilicia in ad 303 under the emperor Domitian, together with his brother Cosmas... [
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Dobesh Czech (Americanized)Americanized spelling of Czech Dobeš, from the Czech personal name Tobiáš, or of German Döbesch, from the same Czech personal name or some other Slavic form of Tobias .
Furman Polish, Czech, Slovak, Jewish, Slovene, English, German (Anglicized)Polish, Czech, Slovak, Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic), and Slovenian: occupational name for a carter or drayman, the driver of a horse-drawn delivery vehicle, from Polish, Yiddish, and Slovenian
furman, a loanword from German (see
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Gabriel English, Cornish, Welsh, Scottish, French, German, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Jewish, Indian (Christian)Derived from the given name
Gabriel.
Gajda Serbian, Croatian, CzechA slavicized variant of the German surname,
Geidl. This was most notably used by Radola Gajda, a Czech military commander and politician who slaviczed his name from Rudolf Geidl.
Hašek Czech (?)Meaning "Pure" or "Chaste" from Latin
Castus, a shortening of
Castulus. Diminutive of the personal name Haštal. Noteable people with this surname include Dominik Hašek, a Czech ice hockey Goal-tender and Jaroslav Hašek, a Czech satirist and Journalist, most known for his satirical novel, 'The Good Soldier Švejk'.
Hodny CzechMy great grandfather Frank Hodny homesteaded in Lankin, North Dakota, came from Czechoslovakia in 1870's. With his brother Joseph Hodny, both had large families. ... [
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Homolka CzechFrom
homolka meaning "(cone-shaped lump of) cream cheese". The word homolka itself is derived from
homole "cone". This was either a nickname for a mild person or an occupational name for someone who made cheese.
Hrdina Czech, SlovakHrdina is a Czech and Slovak surname meaning "hero". Two notable bearers are Jan Hrdina, and Jiří Hrdina, both are ice hockey players.
Hudec Czech, SlovakOccupational name for a fiddler, hudec, a derivative of housti meaning "to play the fiddle".
Hurban English, French, Dutch, German, Sorbian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Hungarian, Romanian, JewishVariant of
Urban.
Hurta CzechNickname for an aggressive person, from hurt ‘attack.’
Hustopeče CzechThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Moravian towns.
Jagr CzechJágr is a Czech-language surname. It is related to the German surname Jäger which means "hunter" in German. It is used by the Ice Hockey player Jaromír Jágr.
Kellner German, Dutch, Jewish, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, FrenchGerman, Dutch and Jewish (Ashkenazic) occupational or status name from the Middle Low German
kelner, the Middle High German
kelnære, the Middle Dutch kel(le)nare
and the German kellner#, all meaning "cellarman"... [
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Klouda CzechFrom
Kloud, a vernacular short form of the Latin personal name
Claudius (see
Claud).
Konečný Czech, SlovakFrom Czech and Slovak
konečný meaning ''final, last, finite''. Perhaps a nickname for the youngest son of a family, a topographic name for someone who lived at the end of a settlement, or a nickname for someone who brought something to a conclusion.
Konopásek CzechFrom konopa meaning "hemp", probably an occupational name for a rope maker.
Korbel CzechOccupational name for a maker of drinking vessels, from
korbel "tankard".
Kostra Czech, SlovakUnusual surname found in Slovakia and the Czech Republic meaning "skeleton" from the word
kostra, ultimately from the word
kost meaning "bone". In Czech in particular,
kostra refers only to the biological meaning of "skeleton" - a skeleton as an independent entity is known as a
kostlivec.
Kozak Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian, UkrainianEthnic name for a Cossack, a member of a people descended from a group of runaway serfs who set up a semi-independent military republic in Ukraine in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Kupka Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, Slovak, Sorbian, JewishNickname or topographic name from the Polish, Ukrainian, Czech and Sorbian word
kupka, a diminutive of
kupa meaning "heap, pile", in Upper Sorbian also "lump".... [
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Liška CzechLiška means "fox" in Czech. A famous bearer is actor Pavel Liška.
Magdalena Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, Occitan, Italian, Sicilian, Romanian, Greek, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Croatian, SloveneFrom the given name
Magdalena.
Mauk Czech, RussianThe word Mauk is the Eastern European meaning for night. In the early ages a small group of people in the area now known to be in or around Russia and the czech republic founded this word and made it their name... [
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Mazáč Czech, SlovakFrom workers on a buildings, who were gluing bricks to each other
Milan Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, RussianFrom the given name
Milan, a derivative of names such as
Bohumil and
Miloslav, containing the Slavic elements
mil or
milu meaning ‘grace, favor, dear’.
Muha CzechForm of Mucha, from Czech "Moucha," meaning housefly.
Otradovec CzechHabitational name for someone from any of four places in Bohemia called Otradov or Otradovice.
Ožana CzechOžana - ožanka (Teucrium) - Osana - OSANNA, OSANKA (german) - HOSANA (hebrew)... [
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Patera CzechNickname for the illegitimate son of a priest.
Pávek CzechDiminutive of páv "peacock", hence a nickname for a pretentious or ostentatious person.
Pavelka CzechDerived from the given name Pavel. A famosu bearer is Jake Pavelka.
Peska CzechFrom a pet form of the personal name Pešek
Pivec CzechNickname for a drinker, from pivo meaning ‘beer’.
Pivonka CzechCzech word for peony. Also given as a nickname meaning one with rosy cheeks
Ptacek CzechA name given to a small, birdlike individual, meaning literally "little bird".
Pudiwitr CzechOriginally Pudivitr, or Pudivitrova(female only). V was switched to W when the family came to the U.S., though there are both names in the U.S.
Radnice CzechThis indicates familial origin within the Bohemian town of the same name.
Rak Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, JewishPolish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Hungarian (Rák), and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from Slavic rak ‘crab’, ‘lobster’, or ‘crayfish’. This was applied as an occupational name for someone who caught and sold crayfish, crabs, or lobsters, or as a nickname to someone thought to resemble such a creature... [
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Rikke English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Scottish, Irish, Japanese, Korean, Greek, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Yiddish, Spanish, Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, Arabic (Egyptian), Old Celtic, African, Romanian, Serbian, Croatian, Estonian, Slovak, Slovene, Latvian, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Hindi, Persian, Turkish, SwahiliFrom given name Rikke
Romansky Czech, Slovak, Polish, RussianIn Czech and Slovak usage, it is a habitational name from Romanov, a village in central Bohemia. In Polish usage, it is a habitational name for someone from any of several places in Poland called Romany, named with the personal name
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Rosenbaum German, CzechHabitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a rosebush, Middle High German
rōsenboum.
Rovnák CzechHabitational name from places named Rovné and/or Rovný.
Ružek CzechIt means "rose". Derived from name Ružena.
Ryslink Czech (Rare)Czech spelling or interpretation of an Irish (I think) name. First introduced in 1620 at the beginning of the 30 Years War at White Mountain near Prague, CZ when an Irish (I think) soldier fathered a Czech son... [
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Shandera Czech (Anglicized, Modern)Shandera is anglicized for Šandera, a patronymic for Alexander (son of Alexander), the euiqvalent of Sandoor in Hungarian or Sanders in English.
Sis CzechDerived from German
süss "sweet".
Skočdopole CzechDerived from Czech imperative sentence
skoč do pole! meaning "jump in a field!".
Škudlárek CzechNickname for a stingy person, from a derivative Czech škudil meaning "stingy","tight-fisted".
Slovensky CzechEthnic name for someone from Slovakia or who had connections with Slovakia.