Surname · also Ukrainian

Schostak

“sixth”

Schostak is a surname from Ukrainian, ultimately from Proto-Slavic.

Original UkrainianШостак

Meaning & origin

What it means

Schostak goes back to Proto-Slavic *šestъ, meaning “sixth.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Schostak comes from Ukrainian, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Schostak as a surname developed from SZOSTAK. In English usage, Schostak as a surname developed from Šosták.

Schostak’s family of names

In English usage, Schostak as a surname developed from the Polish form SZOSTAK. In English usage, Schostak as a surname has a related form in SHOSTAK. In English usage, Schostak as a surname has a related form in SHOSTAK.

Walk Schostak’s family in the name graph

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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

Schostak has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.

EnglishProto-Slavic

5 related names in 4 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.

Nicknames & forms 3

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.

Similar names

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

Slavic

Kosak

“beehive”

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Slavic

Schuppan

“area, district”

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Slavic

Skworzec

Skworzec is a surname from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Polish.

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Slavic

Kovač

“blacksmith”

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Slavic

Kováč

Kováč is a surname from Proto-Slavic. It is used in Czech and Slovak.

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Slavic

Čermák

“redstart”

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Polish

Lysak

Lysak is a surname from Ukrainian, ultimately from Polish.

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Slavic languages

Vukac

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

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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

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