Janota is a surname. In the Czech Republic and Poland, it comes from the personal name Jan ("John") and the suffix -ota. In Portuguese, it means "elegant". [1] The surname may refer to the following notable people:
Slezak is a Czech, Slovak and Polish surname, which originally meant a person from Silesia, derived from the Czech word slezsko. Variants of the name include Ślązak, Slezák, Ślęzak, Slenzak, Szlezák, and Szlazak. The name may refer to:
Mucha is a Slavic surname, derived from mucha, meaning "fly". Mucha is the standard form for males in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and for people of both genders in Poland. In other Slavic countries, the surname may appear as Mukha or Muha.
Kaminsky is a surname with various origins. It may be derived from Czech/Slovak Kaminský, Ukrainian: Камінський, Russian: Каминский, Belarusian: Камінскі, or Polish Kamiński. Feminine forms include Kaminská, Kaminska, and Kaminskaya. Its Lithuanian-language counterpart is Kaminskas.
Černý is a Czech language surname, which means "black". Like many other surnames, this originally made reference to a person's physical qualities, most likely dark hair color. Variants of the name include Cerny and feminine forms Černá in Czech, Čierna in Slovak, and Czarna in Polish.
Holub is a Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, and Belarusian surname. It means pigeon or dove. It is a cognate of Gołąb and Golub.
Buzek is a surname. It may refer to:
Adamec is a surname of Czech and Slovak origin. It comes from the personal name Adam and the Czech/Slovak suffix -ec. Pronounced "a-da-mets", it is occasionally Germanized as Adametz.
Polak, also spelled Polack, Poláček, or Pollack, is a surname common in Germany, Denmark, the Czech Republic, and the United States. One of its meanings may be Polish man. It may refer to:
Bednarek is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Soltis is an Americanized spelling of Slavic surnames such as Polish Sołtys or Czech and Slovak Šoltys. Notable people with the surname include:
Urbánek is a surname of Czech and Slovak origin, derived from the name Urban. Notable people with the surname include:
Pawlik is a surname. It is a diminutive of the Polish given name Paweł ("Paul"). Pawlik is related to the Czech surname Pavlík.
Dudek is a surname of Slavic origin, coming from the territories of Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia. From Polish it means "a hoopoe". The Czech/Slovak feminine form is Dudková.
Szewczyk is a Polish occupational surname, derived from the occupation of szewc ("shoemaker"). It is related to the Czech name Ševčík and Ukrainian surname Shevchik (Шевчик) and Shevchuk (Шевчук).
Štěch and Štech are Czech and Slovak surnames, which are derived from the given name Štepán or Štefan, variants of Stephen. The name may refer to:
Adamek is a Slavic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ševčík is a Czech and Slovak occupational surname, derived from the profession of Švec, "shoemaker". It is related to the Polish name Szewczyk. Notable people include:
Kowalik is a Polish surname. The word has two literal meanings: a bird of nuthatch genus or a diminutive of Kowal, meaning "smith". Notable people with the surname include:
Cieślar and Cieślarz are occupational surnames literally meaning 'carpenter'. It may refer to:
Janot is a surname. Notable people with the name include: