Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries

KOHÚT

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Originof Slovak origin
TypeFamily name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event

Description

The name is derived from the Slovak common noun kohút meaning ‘rooster’ and refers to a characteristic feature (e.g. similarity to a bird, self-confident, challenging, has a hairstyle resembling the shape of a rooster's comb). Variants: Kohut, Kohuth, Kohúth.