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Adamek Polish, CzechMeans "son of
Adam." A famous bearer was Tomasz Adamek (1976-), one of Poland's most succesfull boxers.
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.
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-).
Bican Czech, Slovak, RomanianCzech (mainly Bočan, also Bočán) and Slovak (also Bocán, Bočan): nickname for a tall, gangling person, from Old Czech
bočan ‘stork’. Compare
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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.
Bula CzechNickname for a fat man, from
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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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Deburau Czech (Gallicized)Gallicized form of
Dvořák. Jean-Gaspard Deburau, born as Jan Kašpar Dvořák (1796-1846), was a Bohemian-French mime. He performed from 1816 to the year of his death at the Théâtre des Funambules, which was immortalized in Marcel Carné's poetic-realist film Children of Paradise.
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 .
Duhoň Slovak, CzechNickname derived from Slovak
dúha or Czech
duha which both mean “rainbow.” In old Czech
duha also means “bruise.”
Fanta CzechA nickname derived drom the phrase
fantit se meaning "to go crazy".
Fornous m CzechA dialectal word referring to a manorial servant who receives some of their goods as partial payment.
Fucik Czech, GermanMost likely from the Czech word
fuch which means "fool, idiot". It could also be a variant of the German surname
Fuch, which is related to
fuchs meaning "fox".
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 Nigerian, English, Cornish, Welsh, Scottish, French, German, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Jewish, Indian (Christian), English (African)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'.
Hebron CzechFrom the Biblical place name of the same name mentioned in II Samuel 1-3 which is said to mean “alliance” in Hebrew.
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.
Hradecký m CzechHradecký refers to someone from the city of Hradec Králové in the Czech Republic. A famous bearer is Finnish-Slovak soccer goalkeeper Lukáš Hradecký (1989-).
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".
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.
Kaplan German, Czech, JewishMeans "chaplain, curate" in German and Czech, ultimately from Latin
cappellanus. It is also sometimes used as a Jewish name, from a translation of Hebrew כֹּהֵן
(kohen) meaning "priest" (see
Cohen).
Kellner German, Dutch, Jewish, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, FrenchMeans "waiter, cellarman" in German, ultimately derived from Latin
cellarium "pantry, cellar, storeroom". This was an occupational name for a steward, a castle overseer, or a server of wine.
Klier German, Czech, Jewishartificial name (for Jews) and nickname (for Germans and Czechs) derived from German dialect
klier "castrated cock".
Klouda CzechFrom
Kloud, a vernacular short form of the Latin personal name
Claudius (see
Claud).
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.
Kozub Czech, Polish, SlovakEither denoted a fireplace maker or a saddler depending on the origin, either meaning "fireplace, hearth" in Czech and Slovak or "saddle" in Polish.
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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Lenická Czech, SlovakFrom a diminutive form of a Czech and Slovak name
Lenka. Matia Lenická (1984-) is a drum and bass producer and DJ from Bratislava, Slovakia.
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.
Masopust m CzechFrom a Czech nickname meaning "carnival", originally given to a festive person. A famous bearer was the Czech soccer player Josef Masopust (1931-2015).
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.
Nečas m CzechNečas roughly means "no time", composed of two words Ne ("no") and čas ("time").... [
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