Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
HOLEČEK
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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 Czech adjective holý meaning ‘bare, bald, beardless; poor’ and refers to a characteristic feature. It may also be derived from the common noun holeček (diminutive form of the Czech common noun holec meaning ‘young servant, servant boy; pack of hounds man; unmarried man; naked man’) and refer to a characteristic feature or an occupation. |