Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
MACHÁČEK
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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 Macháček (hypocoristic form of a Czech given name beginning with Ma-, e.g. Martin ‘Martin’, Matěj ‘Matthew’, Matouš ‘Matthew’, Marek ‘Mark’) and refers to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. |