Surname · also Polish

Ptak

Ptak is a surname from Polish, ultimately from Czech. It is used in English and Polish.

Original CzechPták

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Ptak comes from Polish, and ultimately from Czech.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Polish Ptak, from Czech Pták.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ptak’s family of names

In English usage, Ptak as a surname has a diminutive in PTACEK. In Polish usage, Ptak as a surname shares a linguistic root with the English form Bird. In English usage, Ptak as a surname was borrowed from the Czech form Pták.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

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

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Czech

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Polish

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Polish

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Ukrainian

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Polish

Kwak

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Slovak

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Sibling ideas

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