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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.
Straka Czech, SlovakCzech and Slovak: Nickname from straka ‘magpie’, probably for a thievish or insolent person.... [
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Tomasyk CzechCzech and Slovak (Tomášek) and German (under Slavic influence): from a pet form of the personal name, Czech Tomáš ( see Thomas ).
Tonje Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Italian, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Icelandic, Slovak, Croatian, Nepali, EstonianFrom given name Tonje
Triska CzechMeaning "splinter" in Czech. Nathan Triska is a celebrity born in 1999.
Uhlíř CzechUhlíř is a originally craftsman dedicated to the production of charcoal. It is also called a person involved in the distribution of coal.... [
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Urbansky Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, JewishIn Czech and Slovak usage, it is a habitational name for someone from a place called Urbanice. In Polish usage, it is a habitational name for someone from a place named with the personal name
Urban.
Vladi CzechCzech, Slovak, and Romanian: from a short form of the personal name Vladislav, an old Slavic name composed of the elements volod ‘rule’ + slav ‘glory’, Latinized as Ladislaus and found in Hungarian as László ( see Laszlo ).
Voborník Czech, SlovakPříjmení Voborník vzniklo dle svého bydliště, tedy z obory. Oborníky mívali naši předkové, byli to správcové nebo strážcové obor, lesní a hajní v oborách (slovo toto žije v příjmení Oborník, Voborník)... [
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Vrátil CzechDerived from the past participle of the verb vrátit "to return". The name was perhaps used to denote a person who came back to his home following a long absence.
Vůjtek CzechAll I know is that it's Czech. Anyone with more information, please edit.
Záček CzechŽáček means "small school boy" in Czech. A famous bearer is Chicagoan writer Dennis Začek.
Zelníčková f CzechFeminine form of
Zelníček. This is the maiden name of Donald Trump's first wife, Ivana Zelníčková Trump.
Zoubek CzechAccording to my translator, it means "tooth", so my guess is that it's an occupational surname for someone who's a dentist; the word for dentist is 'zubař.'