Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
DUDEK
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| Origin | of Polish 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 Polish common noun dudek meaning ‘hoopoe (bird species)’, metaphorically ‘a fool, a clown’, and refers to a characteristic feature (e.g. foolishness). |