The cech Surname
cech Name Meaning and History
- Czech and Slovak (Cech): ethnic name meaning ‘Czech’, used in particular to distinguish a native or inhabitant of Bohemia (Czech Cechy) from Slovaks, Moravians, and other ethnic groups, or a speaker of the Czech language as opposed to German. The word itself is of unknown origin.
- Czech and Slovak: from a short form of the personal name Cechoslav.
- Perhaps an altered spelling of German Zech.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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