Surname

Kavka

“jackdaw”

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

Meaning & origin

What it means

Kavka goes back to a word meaning “jackdaw.”

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Kavka’s family of names

In Czech usage, Kavka as a surname shares a linguistic root with the German form Kafka. In Greek usage, Kavka as a surname is a transliteration of Κάβκα. In Czech usage, Kavka as a surname has a related form in Kafka.

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Around the world

Kavka has relatives in 4 languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

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

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