Surname · also Czech

Watzlawik

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

Original PolishWacławik

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Watzlawik comes from Czech, and ultimately from Polish.

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How it developed

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

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Watzlawik’s family of names

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

Walk Watzlawik’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

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

GermanPolish

Polishwhere Watzlawik 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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