Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
KOŘÍNEK
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| Origin | of Czech origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event |
| Family name referring to an occupation, activity or social status |
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The name is derived from the common noun kořínek ( diminutive form of the Czech common noun kořen meaning ‘root’) and refers to an occupation (medicinal herb picker) or a characteristic feature (healthy and long-living). |