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Slezak

Slezak
Origin
Word/nameCzech language
Meaningderived from slezsko, meaning "Silesia"
Region of originSilesia
Other names
Variant form(s)Slezák, Ślęzak and Ślężak

Slezak is a Czech, Slovak and Polish surname, which originally meant a person from Silesia, derived from the Czech word slezsko.[1] Variants of the name include Ślązak, Slezák, Ślęzak, Slenzak, and Szlezák. The name may refer to:

  • Dalibor Slezák (born 1970), Czech football player
  • Erika Slezak (born 1946), American actress
  • Janusz Ślązak (1907–1985), Polish rower
  • Jim Slezak (born 1966), American politician
  • John Slezak (1896–1984), American businessman
  • Katarina Krpež Slezak (born 1988), Serbian handballer
  • Leo Slezak (1873–1946), Czech opera singer
  • Ron Slenzak (born 1948), American photographer
  • Victor Slezak (born 1957), American actor
  • Walter Slezak (1902–1983), Austrian actor
  • Zoltán Szlezák (born 1967), Hungarian footballer

References

  1. ^ Dictionary of American Family Names. "Slezak Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 16 January 2016.

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Slezak
  • All pages with titles containing Slazak
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