Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
STRAKA
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| Origin | of Slovak origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event |
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The name is derived from the Slovak common noun straka meaning ‘magpie (bird species)’ and refers to a characteristic feature (e.g. spotted, with a distinctive voice, likes to search). Variant: Sztraka. |