Given name & surname · also Belarusian
Tokar
“turner”
Tokar is a surname from Belarusian (ultimately Slovak). It is used in English, Czech, and Serbo-Croatian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tokar goes back to Belarusian токар, meaning “turner.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Tokar comes from Belarusian, and ultimately from Slovak.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Tokar as a surname developed from Tokár. In English usage, Tokar as a surname developed from Токарь.
Tokar’s family of names
In English usage, Tokar as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Polish form TOKARZ. In English usage, Tokar as a surname developed from the Slovak form Tokár. In English usage, Tokar as a surname developed from the Russian form Токарь.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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