Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
VANĚK
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| Origin | of Czech origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name |
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The name is derived from the name Vaněk (hypocoristic form of the Czech compound given name Václav ’Wenceslas’) and refers to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. |