Swoboda (surname)

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Swoboda is a surname of Czech origin. A variant of Svoboda, it is popular mainly among West Slavic nations. In Czech, the word's primary meaning is 'freedom' or 'liberty'. As a surname, it used to refer to "free men" (to distinguish them from "serfs"). [1]

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Due to modern Czech orthography, the most common form in the Czech Republic is Svoboda. In the old Czech orthography the name was written Swoboda and this spelling is still preserved in countries where the letter "w" is common, such as Poland or German-speaking countries. Its Slovak version is Sloboda.

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References

  1. "Czech Surnames". 4crests.com.
  2. Grisham, John (2016). Witness to a Trial: A Short Story Prequel to The Whistler.
  3. Grisham, John (2016). Witness to a Trial: A Short Story Prequel to The Whistler. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group/Sold by Random House. ISBN   9780385542579.

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