Given name & surname

Bednar

Bednar is a surname from Czech. It is used in English and German.

Original CzechBednář

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Bednar comes from Czech.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Bednar’s family of names

In German usage, Bednar as a surname was borrowed from the Czech form Bednář.

Walk Bednar’s family in the name graph

BednarBednářBednars

The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Bednar, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Czech

Benak

Benak is a surname from Czech.

No U.S. birth series

—

Czech

Beran

Beran is a surname from Czech. It is used in English, Czech, Slovak, and Zazaki.

No U.S. birth series

62% boys · 38% girls

Czech

Belka

“beam, timber”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Czech

Bedrich

“a peaceful ruler”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Czech

Beranek

Beranek is a surname from Czech. It is used in English and German.

No U.S. birth series

—

Czech

Pekar

“a baker”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Czech

Tesar

“one who works with wood”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Czech

Beynish

“one who is blessed”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Bednar’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Bednar

A sister for Bednar