Nedvěd
| Nedvěd | |
|---|---|
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| Pronunciation | [ˈnɛdvjɛt] |
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Czech Republic and Slovakia |
| Meaning | bear |
| Footnotes: [1] | |
Nedvěd (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnɛdvjɛt]) is a Czech surname. It is a variant of Medved, which means 'bear'.[2] The Czech word for bear is Medvěd.
The following people have the surname Nedvěd:
- František Nedvěd (born 1947), Czech singer and songwriter
- Jan Nedvěd (born 1946), Czech singer and songwriter
- Jaroslav Nedvěd (born 1969), Czech professional ice hockey player, brother of Petr
- Karel Nedvěd, Bohemian track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Miroslav Nedvěd, Czechoslovak slalom canoer
- Pavel Nedvěd (born 1972), retired Czech football player
- Petr Nedvěd (born 1971), retired Czech professional ice hockey player
- Vladimír Nedvěd (1917–2012), Czechoslovak-born Australian World War II veteran and war hero
- Zdeněk Nedvěd (born 1975), Czech professional ice hockey player
See also
- Medved (disambiguation), Slovak surname
- Medvedev, Russian surname
References
- ↑ 1990 Census Name Files Archived 2010-10-07 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
- ↑ Nedvěd etymology (behindthename.com)
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