Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
CHOVAN
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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 common noun chovan meaning ‘a child fostered in a family; one who is in the custody, or care of someone’ and refers to a characteristic feature. Variant: Chován. |