Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries

NEMEC

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Originof Slovak origin
TypeFamily name referring to some connection with an ethnic group
Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event

Description

The name is derived from the Slovak ethnonym Nemec meaning ‘German’ and refers to a similarity to or a connection (descendence or other) with the people or the area they inhabit. Variants: Němec, Nemecz, Němejc, Nyemecz.