Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
BUČKO
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| Origin | of Slovak 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 |
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The name is derived from the name Bučko (hypocoristic form of the Old Slavic compound given name Budislav ‘Budislav’) and refers to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. It may also be derived from the Slovak common noun bucko meaning ‘chubby, stocky person’ and refer to a characteristic feature. Variants: Bucsko, Bucskó. |