Němec

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Němec
Language(s)Czech
Origin
Meaning"mute; German"
Region of originCzech Republic
Other names
Variant form(s)Nemetz, Niemiec, Németh

Němec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɲɛmɛts]) is a common Czech surname, meaning German, "mute", or "(he) does not speak (Slavic)". It comes from Proto-Slavic *němьcь (“foreigner, German”), from *němъ (“mute”) (Czech němý). The feminine form is Němcová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɲɛmtsovaː]). Slovak and Slovenian form is Nemec, Slovak feminine is Nemcová. Nemec is used in other languages.

Němec or Nemec may refer to:

Němcová may refer to:

See also[]

  • Němeček, Czech diminutive variant
  • Németh, Hungarian variant
  • Nemetz, German variant
  • Niemiec, Polish variant
  • Douch, English surname derived from "Deutsch"
  • Tedesco (surname), Italian surname derived from "Deutsch"
  • Čech, Czech surname meaning "Czech"
  • Nemec, Slovenian surname meaning "German"
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