Given name & surname · also Czech
Kovach
“to forge”
Kovach is a surname from Czech, ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kovach goes back to Proto-Slavic *kovati, meaning “to forge.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Kovach comes from Czech, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Kovach as a surname developed from Kovač. In English usage, Kovach as a surname developed from Kovács.
Kovach’s family of names
In English usage, Kovach as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with KOVAC. In English usage, Kovach as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with KOVACK. In English usage, Kovach as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with KOVACS.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Kovach has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
7 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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