Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
ČAPEK
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| Origin | of Czech 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 a diminutive form of the Czech common noun čáp meaning ‘stork (bird species)’ with the suffix -ek and refers to a characteristic feature (e.g. similarity to a bird). |