Given name & surname
Kravitz
“tailor”
Kravitz is a surname from Slavic, ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kravitz goes back to Belarusian кравец, meaning “tailor.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Kravitz comes from Slavic, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Kravitz as a surname developed from KRAVEC. In English usage, Kravitz as a surname developed from KRAWIEC.
Kravitz’s family of names
In English usage, Kravitz as a surname developed from the Slovak form KRAVEC. In English usage, Kravitz as a surname has a related form in KRAVETS. In English usage, Kravitz as a surname has a related form in KRAVEC.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kravitz has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
9 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
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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