Given name & surname · also Ukrainian

Hornyak

Hornyak is a surname from Ukrainian, ultimately from Slovak.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Hornyak comes from Ukrainian, and ultimately from Slovak.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Hornyak as a surname developed from Horňák.

Hornyak’s family of names

In English usage, Hornyak as a surname developed from the Czech form Horňák. In English usage, Hornyak as a surname has a related form in HORNAK. In English usage, Hornyak as a surname has a related form in HORNAK.

Walk Hornyak’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Hornyak has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Slovak roots to each of them.

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4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

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

Similar names

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

Slovak

Holec

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

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Ukrainian

Horobec

Horobec is a surname from Ukrainian.

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Slavic

Horal

“mountain dweller”

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Ukrainian

Holoyad

Holoyad is a surname from Ukrainian.

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Ukrainian

Horbowiec

Horbowiec is a surname from Ukrainian. It is used in Polish.

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Slovak

Hovanec

Hovanec is a surname from Czech.

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Ukrainian

Honciuc

Honciuc is a surname from Ukrainian. It is used in Romanian.

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Russian

Chernyak

Chernyak is a surname from Ukrainian, ultimately from Russian.

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Sibling ideas

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

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