Němec
| Language(s) | Czech, Slovak |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | German |
| Region of origin | Czech Republic |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Nemetz, Niemiec, Németh |
Němec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɲɛmɛts], feminine: Němcová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɲɛmtsovaː])) and Nemec (feminine: Nemcová) are common Czech and Slovak surnames. It literally means 'German', but it also meant 'mute person' (figuratively "a person who does not speak (Slavic)", hence the name for Germans). It comes from Proto-Slavic *němьcь ('foreigner' or 'German') and from *němъ ('mute', Czech: němý, Slovak: nemý).
Notable people with the surname include:
Němec
[edit]- Božena Němcová (1820–1862), Czech writer
- Dana Němcová (1934–2023), Czech psychologist and dissident
- Eva Němcová (born 1972), Czech basketball player
- Jan Němec, Czech filmmaker
- Jiří Němec, Czech footballer
- Jiřina Němcová, Czech athlete
- Kateřina Němcová (born 1990), Czech chess player
- Marie Němcová, Czech canoeist
- Miroslava Němcová (born 1952), Czech politician
- Ondřej Němec, Czech ice hockey player
- Pavlína Němcová, Czech-born supermodel and actress
- Petra Němcová, Czech model
- Rudolf Němec (1936–2015), Czech artist
- Zdeněk Němec, Czech athlete
Nemec
[edit]- Adam Nemec, Slovak footballer
- André Nemec, American screenwriter
- Corin Nemec, American actor
- David Nemec, American baseball historian
- Dejan Nemec, Slovenian footballer
- Horst Nemec, Austrian footballer
- Šimon Nemec (born 2004), Slovak ice hockey player
- Vernita Nemec (born 1942), American artist and arts activist
This page lists people with the surname Němec, Nemec, Němcová, Nemcová.
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