Given name & surname · also Ukrainian
Kozak
“cone”·“cossack”
Kozak is a surname with more than one origin. It is used in English and Polish.
Original UkrainianКозак
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a Turkish surname, it goes back to a word meaning “cone.” As a Jewish surname, it goes back to a word meaning “cossack.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Kozak has more than one origin: in one tradition, it comes from Ukrainian; as a Turkish surname, it comes from Ottoman Turkish قوزاق; as a Jewish surname, it comes from Yiddish קאָזאַק.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Kozak’s family of names
In Polish usage, Kozak as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Kazach. In Greek usage, Kozak as a surname is a transliteration of Κοζάκ. In Ukrainian usage, Kozak as a surname is a transliteration of Козак.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kozak has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Serbo-Croatian roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
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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