Zelenak Family History
Zelenak Name Meaning
Slovak and Czech (Zelenák Zeleňák Zeleňak): nickname from zelený ‘green’ or from Slovak zeleň ‘green color’. See also Zelenka . Americanized form of Slovenian Zelenjak: perhaps a nickname from dialect zelenjak ‘green woodpecker’ or else derived directly from zelen ‘green’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022