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Czech nobility consists of the noble families from historical Czech lands, especially in their narrow sense, i.e. nobility of Bohemia proper, Moravia and Austrian Silesia – whether these families originated from those countries or moved into them through the centuries.
Pages in category "Czech-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 892 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
In fact, Czech female surnames are almost always feminine adjectives. There are several ways of forming them, depending on their male counterpart: If the male surname is a masculine adjective (ending in -ý), the female surname is simply the feminine equivalent. Thus, a girl whose father's surname is Novotný would have the surname Novotná.
The famed writer Franz Kafka exemplifies the diversity of Bohemia since he was a Prague-based German-speaking Jew, but his surname was of Czech origin. [ 15 ] In 1867, the equality of Austrian citizens of all ethnicities was guaranteed by the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 , which enshrined the principles of constitutional monarchy .
After 1251, he used three surnames: from Zittau, from Lichtenburk and from Ronov, which he also acquired. The Ronovci family (Jindřich and son Smil † 1269) was exposed more in eastern than northern Bohemia after 1250, and they are then listed as the Lichtenburks. Jindřich's brother - Častolov of Zittau also started a family.
The House of Rosenberg (Czech: Rožmberkové, sg. z Rožmberka) was a prominent Bohemian noble family that played an important role in Czech medieval history from the 13th century until 1611. Members of this family held posts at the Prague royal (and later imperial) court, and were viewed as very powerful lords of the Kingdom of Bohemia.
Čech (feminine Čechová) is a Czech surname meaning Czech. It was used to distinguish an inhabitant of Bohemia from Slovaks, Moravians and other ethnic groups. [1] Notable people with the surname include: Dana Čechová (born 1983), Czech table tennis players. Donovan Cech (born 1974), South African rower. Eduard Čech (1893–1960), Czech ...
Czech-language surnames (882 P) S. Surnames of Silesian origin (1 C, 21 P) T. Czech toponymic surnames (1 P) Pages in category "Surnames of Czech origin"