Berger is a surname in both German and French, although there is no etymological connection between the names in the two languages. The French surname is an occupational name for a shepherd, from Old French bergier. The German surname derives from the word Berg, the word for "mountain" or "hill", and means "a resident on a mountain or hill", or someone from a toponym Berg, derived from the same. The pronunciation of the English name may sometimes be BUR-jər following the French phonetics French pronunciation:[bɛʁ.ʒe]. Notable people with this surname include:
Kozak or Kozák is a Slavic surname literally meaning "Cossack". Notable people with the surname or name include:
The German word Müller means "miller". It is the most common family surname in Germany, Switzerland, and the French départements of Bas-Rhin and Moselle and is the fifth most common surname in Austria. Other forms are Miller and Möller. Of the various family coats of arms that exist, many incorporate milling iconography, such as windmills or watermill wheels.
Novak, Novák, or Nowak, is a surname and masculine given name, derived from the Slavic word for "new", which depending on the exact language and usage, translates as "novice", "new man", "newcomer", or "stranger".
Němec is a common Czech surname, meaning German, "mute", or "(he) does not speak (Slavic)". It comes from Proto-Slavic *němьcь, from *němъ ("mute"). The feminine form is Němcová. Slovak and Slovenian form is Nemec, Slovak feminine is Nemcová. Nemec is used in other languages.
Bednář is a Czech surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Horák is a Czech and Slovak family name. Notable people with the surname include:
Šťastný is a Czech and Slovak surname which literally means "happy". The feminine form of the surname is Šťastná.
Weiss or Weiß, also written Weis or Weisz, pronounced like "vice", is a German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname, meaning 'white' in both German and Yiddish. It comes from Middle High German wîz and Old High German (h)wīz.
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 Like many other surnames, this originally made reference to a person's physical qualities, most likely dark hair color.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.
Sýkora is a surname of Czech and Slovak language origin. It is related to the Polish surname Sikora. All are derived from a Slavic word for birds of the Paridae (tit) family which was used as a nickname for a small, agile person.
Dvořák is a Czech surname, originally referring to a servant or an official of manorial estate or royal court. Notable people include:
Burian is a Slavic surname. Alternative spellings include Burián and Burjan. The surname may refer to:
Rosa is a surname with multiple etymologies. In Italian and Catalan, it means "rose" (flower). It is also a Portuguese and Spanish language surname. Variants include Da Rosa or da Rosa, De Rosa or de Rosa, and DeRosa or DaRosa. In Polish, Czech, and Slovak, it means "dew".
Straka is a Czech and Slovak surname. It is a cognate of the Slovene surname Sraka, Polish Sroka, and East Slavic Soroka. It may refer to:
Sedláček is a Czech surname. It is a diminutive of Sedlák, which means a 'peasant farmer' or 'freeman farmer' who was relatively wealthy and owned his own land. Since the time of Austria-Hungary, which included Czech lands, the surname is also known under German and Hungarian spellings.
Liška is a Czech surname meaning "fox". It may refer to:
Králík means "rabbit" in Czech. It may refer to:
Schuberth is a German surname.
Mach is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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