Surname · also Czech

Watzlawick

Watzlawick is a surname from Czech, ultimately from Polish. It is used in German.

Original PolishWacławik

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Watzlawick comes from Czech, and ultimately from Polish.

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How it developed

From Czech Václavík, from Slovak Václavík//Václavik, from Polish Wacławik.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Watzlawick’s family of names

In English usage, Watzlawick as a surname has a related form in VACLAVIK. In German usage, Watzlawick as a surname was borrowed from the Czech form Václavík. In German usage, Watzlawick as a surname was borrowed from the Polish form Wacławik.

Walk Watzlawick’s family in the name graph

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Around the world

Watzlawick has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Polish roots to each of them.

GermanPolish

Polishwhere Watzlawick comes from · 1 name

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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.

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