Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
ŽÁK
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| Origin | of Czech origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to an occupation, activity or social status |
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The name is derived from the Czech common noun žák meaning ‘pupil, student’, formerly also ‘candidate for priesthood, clergyman with lower ordination’, and refers to social status or an occupation. |