Surname · also Czech

Kratky

Kratky is a surname from Czech, ultimately from Proto-Slavic. It is used in English and German.

Original CzechKrátký

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Kratky comes from Czech, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.

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How it developed

From Czech Krátký, from Slovak Krátky, from Proto-Slavic *kortъkъ.

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Kratky’s family of names

In German usage, Kratky as a surname was borrowed from the Slovak form Krátky. In English usage, Kratky as a surname was borrowed from the Czech form Krátký.

Walk Kratky’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Kratky, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Slavic

Krasna

“a beautiful daughter”

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>99% girls

Slavic

Krak

Krak is a surname. It is used in Polish and Old Czech.

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>99% boys

Slavic

Kravetz

“tailor”

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Slavic

Kravitz

“tailor”

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Slavic

Krawitz

“tailor”

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Slavic

Kravets

“tailor”

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Slavic

Krugły

Krugły is a surname, probably from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Polish.

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Czech

Kratochvil

Kratochvil is a surname from Czech.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Kratky’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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