Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries

NAVRÁTIL

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Originof Czech origin
TypeFamily name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event

Description

The name is derived from the past participle of the Czech verb navrátit se meaning ‘to come back, return’ and refers to a circumstance or an event (e.g. the given person left the village but later came back).