Surname · also Slovak

Molcan

Molcan is a surname from Slovak, ultimately from Proto-Slavic.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Molcan comes from Slovak, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Slovak Molčan, from Proto-Slavic *mьlčati.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Molcan’s family of names

In English usage, Molcan as a surname has a related form in MOLCHAN. In English usage, Molcan as a surname has a related form in MOLCHAN. In English usage, Molcan as a surname has a related form in Molczan.

Walk Molcan’s family in the name graph

MolcanMowczanMovchanMolczanMoltchanMolchanMolzahnMolčan

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Molcan has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.

EnglishProto-Slavic

7 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 1

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

Similar names

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

Slavic

Marzhan

“from the coral reef”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Slavic

Mokoš

Mokoš is a surname from Russian, ultimately from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Czech and Slovak.

No U.S. birth series

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Slavic

Mosko

“musk”

No U.S. birth series

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Slavic

Mojslav

Mojslav is a masculine given name from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Old Czech.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Slavic

Polan

“field, clearing”

No U.S. birth series

71% boys · 29% girls

Slavic languages

Mojmir

Mojmir is a masculine given name from Slavic. It is used in English and Serbo-Croatian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Slavic

Mondry

Mondry is a surname from Silesian, ultimately from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Polish.

No U.S. birth series

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Slavic

Mol

Mol is a surname from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Dutch and Polish.

No U.S. birth series

20% boys · 80% girls

Sibling ideas

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