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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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Urban English, French, German, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Hungarian, JewishFrom a medieval personal name (Latin Urbanus meaning "city dweller", a derivative of urbs meaning "town", "city").
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.'