Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
NOVÁK
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| Origin | of Slavic 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 Slavic common noun novak meaning ‘a person new to a certain environment, a newcomer’ and refers to a characteristic feature. |