Given name & surname · also Slavic
Kolar
“wheelwright”
Kolar is a surname from Proto-Slavic (ultimately Slovene). It is used in English and German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kolar goes back to Proto-Slavic *kolařь, meaning “wheelwright.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Kolar comes from Proto-Slavic, and ultimately from Slovene.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Kolar as a surname developed from Kolár. In English usage, Kolar as a surname developed from Kolář.
Kolar’s family of names
In Slovenian usage, Kolar has a later derivative in KOLLAR. In German usage, Kolar as a surname was borrowed from the Czech form Kolář. In English usage, Kolar as a surname developed from the Slovak form Kolár.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kolar has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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