Given name & surname · also Lower Sorbian

Repka

“beet”

Repka is a surname with more than one origin. It is used in English and Slovak.

Original CzechŘepka

Meaning & origin

What it means

Repka goes back to a word meaning “beet.”

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Where it comes from

In one tradition, it comes from Slovak Repka.

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How it developed

From Slovak Repka, from Czech Řepka.

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Repka’s family of names

In English usage, Repka as a surname was borrowed from the Czech form Řepka.

Walk Repka’s family in the name graph

RepkaŘepka

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Across languages 1

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

See also 1

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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