Given name & surname · also Hungarian
Kovacs
“blacksmith”
Kovacs is a surname from Hungarian (ultimately Proto-Slavic).
Original HungarianKovács
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kovacs goes back to Hungarian Kovács, meaning “blacksmith.”
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Where it comes from
Kovacs comes from Hungarian, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
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How it developed
From Hungarian Kovács, from Proto-Slavic *kovačь.
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Kovacs’s family of names
In English usage, Kovacs as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with KOVACH. In English usage, Kovacs as a surname was borrowed from the Hungarian form Kovács. In English usage, Kovacs as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with KOVACK.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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