Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
PEŠEK
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| Origin | of Czech origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name |
| Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event | |
| Family name referring to an occupation, activity or social status |
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The name is derived from the name Pešek (hypocoristic form of the Czech given name Petr ‘Peter’) and refers to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. It may also be derived from the Czech common noun pešek meaning ‘baton, truncheon’ and refer to a characteristic feature or an occupation. Variant: Peška. |