NAME TRANSLATIONS
English/ German(G) or Bohemian(B) American/Nickname Translation Andrew, Andre..............Ondrej(B), Onrej(B) Anton, Anthony.............Antonin Edward.....................Eduard George.....................Jiri(B) Henry......................Heinrich (G) John.......................Johann (G), Jan(B) Joseph.....................Joseph Matthew, Mathew............Mathias Peter......................Petroff, Petr Wenceslas, Wencil, Wenzel..Vaclav(B) William....................Wilhelm(G), Vilem(B) Magdaline..................Magdelena Elizabeth, Lizza...........Alzbeta,Elisabeth Katherine,Katie Catherine,Caty.............Katerina Dora, Doris, Dorothy.......Dorothea Minnie.....................Wilhelmina Marie, Maria, Mary Rose, Rosa
BARTOS- from a first name Barta, Bartolomej, Bartolomeus BENDA- from a first name Benedict BENES- from a first name Benedikt (Benedict) BERAN- a ram, shepheard, hard as ram´s horn, stubborn BLAHA- from a first name BLAZEJ - Beatus or Benedict BLAZEJ - Beatus or Benedict BLAZEK- from a first name BROZ- from a first name Ambroz - Ambrosius BURES- from a first name Burian CECH- a newcomer from Bohemia, name of inhabitant of Cechy CERMAK- a name of the bird (red robin) CERNY- a dark hair man, a dark skin man CERVENKA- who is red in face CHALOUPKA- owner of a small cottage CHALUPA- owner of a small house with scarcely any land CHALUPNIK- owner of a small house with scarely any land CIZEK- a bird´s name - ... DOLEZAL- part. perf. of to lie DUSEK- from a first name Duchoslav, duse = soul DVORAK- a man from a yard, same meaning as SVOBODA, more common in Moravia FIALA- viola FISER, FISCHER- from German name, fisher - Czech equivalent RYBAR HAJEK- bush, forest HAVEL- a first name Gallus HAVLICEK- from a first name Havel - Gallus HLAVACEK- from a noun hlava - head HOFFMANN(HOFMAN)- a German word for a farmer from a lord´s farmstead, a free farmer HOLUB- a name of a bird - pigeon HORAK- a man from the hills, a highlander HRUBY- a adj. coarse, crude HRUSKA- a pear JANDA- from a first name Jan - John JANECEK- from a first name Jan JANOUSEK- from a first name Jan JELINEK- a stag, deer JEZEK- a hedge-hog KADLEC- occupation - weaver KASPAR- from a first name Caspar or who makes a fool of s.b. KLIMA- from a first name Klement - Clemens KOHOUT- a cock KOLAR- occupation - cardwright KOPECKY- who originated in hills KOVAR- a smith KOVARIK- dimin. form of kovar - smith KRAL- from the noun king KRATOCHVIL- an amusing man KRAUS- from a German adj. curly KREJCI- a tailor KRIZ- from cross KUCERA- Adj. curly KYSELY- sauer or bitter MACHACEK- from a first name Mach - Matthew MALY- small by the heigh MAREK- from a first name Markus MARES- from a first name Marek - Marcus MARTINEK- from a first name Martin MASEK- from a first nme MACH, Matthew MATEJKA- from a first name Matej - Mattew MATOUSEK- from a first name Matous - Mattew MORAVEC- from a name of a province of Morava, who came from MUELLER- holder of a mill MUSIL- particip. perf. from a verb must NAVRATIL- part. perf. of a verb to come back, to return, who returned NEMEC- a Czech name for a German, originally from nemy=the deaf NEMECEK- a dimin. form of Nemec = see Nemec NEUMANN, NEUMAN, NAJMAN- a German word for a newcomer NOVAK- from the Adj. new. A newly settled neighbor, a newcomer, a newman NOVOTNY- the same explanation as NOVAK NOVY- the same as NOVAK PESEK, PESKA, PESKO- from a first name Petr- Peter POKORNY- from Adj. a humble, tame POLAK- Czech name for a Pole POSPISIL- who was in a hurry PROCHAZKA- who came back from the Wander (from the verb to walk) RICHTER, RICHTER, RYCHTR, RYCHTAR- the lord´s administrator of a village, from German, judge RIHA- from a first name Rehor - Gregorius RUZICKA- a little rose SAUER- bitter SEDLACEK- owner of a smaller piece of land - a farmer SEDLAK- owner of a big piece of land - a farmer SIMEK- from a first name Simon SKALA- strong as a rock SLAVIK- a bird´s name - nightingale SMID, SMIDA- a smith SOUCEK- a knot SOUKUP- who bought something STANEK- from a first name Stanislav STASTNY- from adj. - happy, FELIX STEPANEK- from a first name Stepan - Stephen STRNAD- a name of a bird - bunting SULC, SCHULZ- the lord´s administrator of a village, from German, judge SVOBODA- a freeman, freeowner, yeoman SYKORA- a bird´s name - tit TICHY- an attribute - silent TUMA- from a first name TOMAS - Thomas URBAN- from a first name VACEK- from a first name Vaclav VALENTA- from a personal name Valentin VANEK- from a first name VACLAV - Venceslaus VAVRA- from a first name Vavrinec - Laurentius VESELY- Adv. cheerish, cheerful VLCEK- a little Wolf ZAHRADNIK- a gardener ZELENKA- from adj. zeleny - green ZEMAN- esquire, a member of lowest nobility with the coat of arms