Czech-language surnames

Šindelář (feminine Šindelářová) is a Czech surname, that is derived from the German word "Schindel" which means "shingle". Notable people include: Bill Sindelar Charles Sindelar, American illustrator Elijah Sindelar Filip Šindelář, Czech ice hockey player Greg Sindelar Jakub Šindelář, Czech handball player Jan Šindelář, Czech bobsledder Joan Sindelar, American baseball player Joey Sindelar, American golfer , Czech historian Marie Šindelářová, Czechoslovak ethnographer Šindelářová (1907–1987), Czech writer Martin Šindelář Matthias Sindelar, Austrian footballer Paul Sindelar, American

Žídek (feminine Žídková) is a Czech surname. Židek (feminine Židková) is a Slovak surname. Notable people with the surnames include:

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Hořava (feminine: Hořavová) is a Czech surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Hudáček is a Czech and Slovak family name. Notable people with the surname include:

Kaminsky is a surname with various origins. It may be derived from Czech/Slovak Kaminský, , , , or Polish Kamiński. Feminine forms include Kaminská (Czech and Slovak), Kamińska (Polish), Kaminska (Ukrainian), and Kaminskaya (Belarusian and Russian). Its Lithuanian-language counterparts: Kaminskas, Kaminskis.

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Macek is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

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Kopal (feminine: Kopalová) is a Czech surname. It can be translated as both '[he] digged' and '[he] kicked'. Notable people with the surname include:

Slavik is a surname and given name. In Czech and Slovak, it means "nightingale". In other countries, it is sometimes a diminutive of Vyacheslav or similar given names.

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Aleš is a Czech and Slovenian name, appearing both as a male given name and a surname (Czech feminine: Alešová). It is a pet form of the names Alexej, Alexander, Alexius, etc. Notable people with the name include:

Řezníček (feminine: Řezníčková) is a Czech surname, meaning "little butcher".

Nováček (feminine Nováčková) is a Czech surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Jirásek (feminine Jirásková) is a Czech surname derived from the given name Jiří. Notable people with the surname include:

Dudek (Czech and Slovak feminine: Dudková) is a Czech, Polish and Slovak surname, meaning 'hoopoe'. The bearer of the surname probably had a characteristic that made them resemble this bird, such as a long nose, hairstyle, smell, or timidity. Notable people with the surname include:

Pražák (feminine: Pražáková) is a Czech surname. The word colloquially means 'Praguer'. Notable people with this surname are:

Macháček (feminine Macháčková) is a Czech surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Mašek (feminine: Mašková) is a Czech surname. It originated as a diminutive of the surname Mach or some of the Czech given names starting with Ma- (Martin, Matěj, Matyáš, etc.). The surname was documented already in 1459. Notable people with the surname include:

Matějka (feminine Matějková) is a Czech surname. Matejka (feminine Matejková) is a Slovak surname.

Morávek (feminine Morávková) is a Czech surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Hlavatý (feminine: Hlavatá) is a Czech surname. Notable people include:

Tomáš () is a Czech and Slovak given name, equivalent to the name Thomas. Tomáš is also a surname (feminine: Tomášová). Notable people with the name include:

Pažout (Czech and Slovak feminine: Pažoutová) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Poláček (feminine: Poláčková) is a Czech and Slovak surname. The word is a diminutive from Polák (i.e. 'Pole') and polák (i.e. Aythya). Notable people with the surname include:

Polívka (feminine Polívková) is a Czech surname, it may refer to: Anne Polivka, American economic statistician Bolek Polívka, Czech entertainer Jaroslav Josef Polívka, Czech structural engineer Jiří Polívka (canoeist), Czech canoer Jiří Polívka (linguist), Czech linguist Ondřej Polívka, Czech modern pentathlete Osvald Polívka, Czech architect

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Holoubek (feminine Holoubková) is a Czech surname meaning literally "little pigeon". Its Slovak equivalent is Holúbek. Notable people include:

Rachůnek is a Czech surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Šebesta (feminine: Šebestová) is a Czech and Slovak surname. It was derived from the given name Šebestián (a Czech version of the name Sebastian). The surname was first documented in 1579. Germanised versions of the surname include Schebesta and Schebest. Notable people with the surname include:

Zapletal (feminine: Zapletalová) is a Czech surname. Notable people with the surname include: Emma Zapletalová (born 2000), Slovak athlete Jan Zapletal (disambiguation), multiple people Lubomír Zapletal (born 1951), Czech rower Miloš Zapletal (1930–2025), Czech writer, and scout official Petr Zapletal (born 1977), Czech volleyball player Václav Zapletal (born 1985), Czech footballer Vojtěch Zapletal (born 1998), Czech canoeist Vojtěch Zapletal (composer) (1877–1957), Czech composer

Krejčí (feminine: Krejčová or Krejčí) is a Czech surname. In modern Czech, it means 'tailor', but originally it was a designation for a cloth merchant (from krájet = 'to cut' [cloth]). Notable people with the surname include:

Hanke or Hancke is a surname of Silesian origin. It is most common in Silesia, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden, but now widely found in the United States, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Hanke is also a male first name in Bohemia and Germany.

Konrád is a Hungarian, Czech and Slovak masculine given name and a surname (Czech and Slovak feminine: Konrádová). It is derived from the German names Konrad and Conrad, meaning 'bold counsel'. Notable people with the name include:

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Hubáček (feminine: Hubáčková) is a Czech surname. It was derived from the old Czech word huba (meaning 'lips') and most likely originated from the prominent lips of the surname's bearer. Notable people with the surname include:

Jakubec (feminine Jakubcová) is a Czech and Slovak surname that may refer to the following notable people: Branislav Jakubec (born 1967), Slovak wheelchair curler Doris Jakubec, professor of Suisse romande literature František Jakubec (1956–2016), Czech football player

Holubec (feminine Holubcová) is a Czech surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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Oravec (Czech and Slovak feminine: Oravcová) is a surname. It means native of Orava in Czech and Slovak. Notable people with the surname include:

Souček (feminine: Součková) is a Czech surname. It is a diminutive of the surname Suk. Notable people with the surname include:

Menšík (feminine: Menšíková) is a Czech and Slovak surname. It is sometimes Germanized as Menschick or Menschik. Notable people with the surname include:

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Kempny (feminine: Kempna) is a Polish surname. Kempný (feminine: Kempná) is a Czech surname. As a Polish surname, it may be derived as an adjective from the word kempa (either a regional form or phonetic rendering of kępa), ' clump of vegetation' or 'small island overgrown with vegetation'. As a Czech surname, it may be derived either from kampa ('land/island protruding from the water', meaning that the bearer lived on kampa), or from the German surnames Kempa, Kempe. Notable people with the surname include:

Vlk (feminine: Vlková) is a Czech and Slovak surname, meaning 'wolf'. Notable people with the surname include:

Masopust (feminine Masopustová) is a Czech surname (meaning carnival), it may refer to: Masopust, the Slavic carnival Josef Masopust (1931–2015), Czech footballer Karel Masopust (1942–2019), Czech ice hockey player Lukáš Masopust (born 1993), Czech footballer Miloslav Masopust (1924–2026), Czech general

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Kříž (feminine Křížová) is a Czech surname, meaning "cross". It may refer to: Denisa Křížová, Czech ice hockey player František Kříž, Czech fencer Jaroslav Kříž, Czech judoka Jiřina Křížová, Czech field hockey player Klára Křížová, Czech skier Ladislav Kříž, Czech athlete Martin Kříž, Czech basketball player Miloslav Kříž, Czech basketball player Tomáš Kříž, Czech footballer

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Polák (feminine Poláková) is a surname meaning "a Pole". Notable people with the surname include:

Mácha (feminine: Máchová) is a Czech surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Hlaváč (feminine: Hlaváčová) is a Czech surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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Musil (feminine Musilová) is a Czech surname, which means "he had to", from the past tense of the Czech word musit (must). The equivalent surname in Polish is Musiał, also spelled Musial. Notable people include:

Hlinka (feminine Hlinková) is a Czech and Slovak surname and toponym.

Skobla (feminine: Skoblová) is a Czech surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Holeček (feminine: Holečková) is a Czech surname. Notable people include: Barbara Holecek (1942–2017), American film producer Jiří Holeček (born 1944), Czech ice hockey coach and former player John Holecek (born 1972), American football player Josef Holeček (canoeist) (1921–2005), Czech canoer Josef Holeček (writer) (1853–1929), Czech writer Libuše Holečková, Czech actress Marek Holeček (born 1974), Czech mountain climber Milan Holeček (born 1943), Czech tennis player Ondřej Holeček (born 1973), Czech rower