Given name & surname

Czech

Czech is a surname from Old Czech. It is used in Polish and Old Polish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Czech comes from Old Czech.

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How it developed

From Old Czech Čech, built from Proto-Slavic *čelověkъ + Old Czech -ch.

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Czech’s family of names

Czech has a feminine form in Josefa. In Polish usage, Czech as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Lithuanian form Čekas.

Walk Czech’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 4

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

Similar names

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

Old Czech

Duch

“spirit” · “fame, glory”

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Old Czech

Srch

“husbandman”

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Old Czech

Kokeš

“penis”

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Slavic

Vencl

Vencl is a surname from Old Czech, ultimately from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Czech.

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Slavic

Pracuch

Pracuch is a surname from Old Czech, ultimately from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Polish.

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Old Czech

Kyml

“stump”

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Slavic

Kurš

Kurš is a surname. It is used in Czech.

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Old Czech

Růzha

Růzha is a surname from Old Czech. It is used in Czech.

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