Surname · also Polish

Chrobak

“small worm, beetle”

Chrobak is a surname from Polish, ultimately from Slovak. It is used in English and Polish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Chrobak goes back to a word meaning “small worm, beetle.”

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Where it comes from

Chrobak comes from Polish, and ultimately from Slovak.

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How it developed

From Polish Chrobak, from Czech Chrobák, from Slovak Chrobák.

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Chrobak’s family of names

In English usage, Chrobak as a surname was borrowed from the Slovak form Chrobák.

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The ring: across languages.

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

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Polish

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Slovak

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Slovak

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Ukrainian

Revak

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Slavic

Kosak

“beehive”

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Polish

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Polish

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Polish

Cracus

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Sibling ideas

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