Surname

Jelínek

“small deer”

Jelínek is a surname. It is used in Czech and Slovak.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Jelínek goes back to a word meaning “small deer.”

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Jelínek’s family of names

In Czech usage, Jelínek as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the German form Hirsch.

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JelínekHirschJelínekováJelínková

The ring: across languages.

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