Surname
Kovač
“blacksmith”
Kovač is a surname from Slavic. It is used in Serbo-Croatian and Slovene.
Meaning & origin
Kovač’s family of names
In Slovenian usage, Kovač as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Pannonian Rusyn form Ковач. In Bosnian usage, Kovač as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the German form Schmidt. In Croatian usage, Kovač as a surname has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Ковач.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kovač has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
5 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 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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44% boys · 56% girls
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“mosquito”
70% boys · 30% girls
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“wheelwright”
67% boys · 33% girls
Korab
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75% boys · 25% girls