Given name & surname · also Polish

Zurek

Zurek is a surname from Polish, ultimately from Slovak.

Original PolishŻurek

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Zurek comes from Polish, and ultimately from Slovak.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Polish Żurek, from Czech Žůrek, from Slovak Žúrek, from Czech Žurek.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Zurek’s family of names

In English usage, Zurek as a surname was borrowed from the Polish form Żurek. In English usage, Zurek as a surname was borrowed from the Czech form Žurek. In English usage, Zurek as a surname was borrowed from the Czech form Žůrek.

Walk Zurek’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 3

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

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Sibling ideas

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