Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
HLADÍK
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| Origin | of Czech origin |
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| Type | 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 Czech adjective hladký meaning ‘smooth’ with the suffix -ík and refers to a characteristic feature (e. g. without a beard, without hair, without wrinkles). It may also be derived from the Czech common noun hladík meaning ‘a type of a jack plane or file’ and refer to an occupation. |