Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
KRNÁČ
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| Origin | of Slovak 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 Slovak dialectal common noun krnáč meaning ‘a curved, crooked piece of wood, a stunted bent tree’ and refers to a characteristic feature (e.g. being short, having bow legs). Variants: Krnács, Krnač. |