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Kovács
Kovács or Kovacs, meaning blacksmith, is one of the most common Hungarian family names. History The name is found in Hungary and Hungarian expatriate communities. There are similar names with the Kováts or Kovách spellings. The name means "blacksmith" in Hungarian, and it is a loanword from Slavic languages. There are 221,688 people in Hungary who are named ''Kovács'', making the name the second most common family name among Hungarians. Cognates * Covaci in Romania * Koufax in Yiddish * Kovač in many South Slavic and West Slavic communities * Kováč in Slovakia * Kovach, the Carpatho-Ruthenian form * Kovachev in Bulgaria * Kovaçi in Albania * Kaval in Belarus (also Kavalchuk, Kavalenka, Kavaliou, Kavalski, Kavalchyk, Kavalevich) * Koval in Ukraine (also Kovalchuk, Kovalenko, Kovalev) * Kovář (also Kováč) in Czech Republic. * Kowal in Poland (also Kowalczyk, Kowalski) Notable people * Ágnes Kovács (born 1981), Hungarian swimmer * Angela Kovács (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovač (surname)
Kovač ( sh-Cyrl, Ковач), meaning "blacksmith" in South Slavic languages, is a common surname in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia and Serbia. Kovač is a common surname in Croatia, with 9,614 carriers (2011 census), most of them living in northern and eastern parts of the country. The surname is one of the most common surnames in five counties of Croatia. It is common in Serbia, with 8,749 people bearing it. In Slovenia, some 4,800 have this surname. Outside Europe, the surname is fairly common in the United States (especially Texas and California), Canada, and South America. The surname Kovács is the Hungarian loanword of this word, and is one of the most frequent surnames in Hungary. The Romanian form is Covaci, and it is also a relatively frequent surname in Romania. The derivative forms Kovačić or Slovenian Kovačič, as well as Kovačević and Bulgarian Kovachev, are also very common. Cognates * Koval in Ukraine (also Kovalchuk, Kovalenko, Kovalev) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covaci
Covaci is the Romanian form of the name Kovač (Ковач), meaning "forger" or "blacksmith" in Slavic languages. Cognates * Kovač in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovenia * Kovac in the United States and parts of South America was often shortened from a longer last name given out to people who couldn't spell their last name. Example: Dukovac was shortened to Kovac. * Koval in Ukraine (also Kovalchuk, Kovalenko, Kovalev) * Kowal in Poland (also Kowalczyk, Kowalski) * Kovach, the Carpatho-Ruthenian form * Kovács, Kováts or Kovách in Hungary * Kováč in Slovakia * Kovář (also Kováč) in Czech Republic. Notable people * Ion Covaci, also known as Ianos Kovacs or János Kovács, Romanian boxer * Iosif Covaci, Romanian alpine skier * Meletie Covaci, Romanian Catholic bishop * Nicolae Kovács, Romanian-Hungarian football player and coach * Nicu Covaci, Romanian painter, music composer, leader of rock and cult band Ph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian People
Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and Kingdom of Hungary, historical Hungarian lands who share a common Hungarian culture, culture, Hungarian history, history, Magyar tribes, ancestry, and Hungarian language, language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Uralic languages, Uralic language family. There are an estimated 15 million ethnic Hungarians and their descendants worldwide, of whom 9.6 million live in today's Hungary. About 2–3 million Hungarians live in areas that were part of the Kingdom of Hungary before the Treaty of Trianon in 1920 and are now parts of Hungary's seven neighbouring countries, Hungarians in Slovakia, Slovakia, Hungarians in Ukraine, Ukraine, Hungarians in Romania, Romania, Hungarians in Serbia, Serbia, Hungarians of Croatia, Croatia, Prekmurje, Slovenia, and Hungarians in Austria, Austria. Hungarian diaspora, Significant groups of people with Hungarian ancestry live in various oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovach (surname)
Kovach (Cyrillic: Ковач, meaning blacksmith) is a gender-neutral Slavic surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bill Kovach (born 1932), American journalist *Jim Kovach (born 1956), American entrepreneur, physician, attorney, and football player * June Kovach (1932–2010), American-born Swiss film director, film editor and concert pianist *Kelly Kovach Schoenly, American softball coach and former softball player *Nancy Kovack (born 1935), American film and television actress * Nora Kovach (1931–2009), Hungarian ballerina *William Kovach (1909–1966), politician from Alberta, Canada See also *Kovács Kovács or Kovacs, meaning blacksmith, is one of the most common Hungarian family names. History The name is found in Hungary and Hungarian expatriate communities. There are similar names with the Kováts or Kovách spellings. The name means "bl ... References {{smith-surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south. Tirana is its capital and largest city, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër. Albania displays varied climatic, geological, hydrological, and morphological conditions, defined in an area of . It possesses significant diversity with the landscape ranging from the snow-capped mountains in the Albanian Alps as well as the Korab, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains to the hot and sunny coasts of the Albanian Adriatic and Ionian Sea along the Mediterranean Sea. Albania has been inhabited by different civilisations over time, such as the Illyrians, Thracians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Venetians, and Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaval (surname)
The kaval is a chromatic end-blown flute traditionally played throughout the Balkans (in Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Southern Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Northern Greece, and elsewhere) and Anatolia (including Turkey and Armenia). The kaval is primarily associated with mountain shepherds. Unlike the transverse flute, the kaval is fully open at both ends, and is played by blowing on the sharpened edge of one end. The kaval has eight playing holes (seven in front and one in the back for the thumb) and usually four more unfingered intonation holes near the bottom of the kaval. As a wooden rim-blown flute, kaval is similar to the ''kawala'' of the Arab world and ''ney'' of the Middle East. Construction While typically made of wood ( cornel cherry, apricot, plum, boxwood, mountain ash, etc.), kavals are also made from water buffalo horn, ''Arundo donax'' 1753 (Persian reed), metal and plastic. A kaval made without joints is usually mounted on a wooden holder, which prote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Covering an area of and with a population of 9.4 million, Belarus is the List of European countries by area, 13th-largest and the List of European countries by population, 20th-most populous country in Europe. The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into Regions of Belarus, seven regions. Minsk is the capital and List of cities and largest towns in Belarus, largest city. Until the 20th century, different states at various times controlled the lands of modern-day Belarus, including Kievan Rus', the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavaliou
Kavalyow or Kavaliou ( be, Кавалёў), or Kavalyova, Kavaliova (feminine; Кавалёва), is a common Belarusian surname, an equivalent of the English "Smith" and Russian " Kovalyov" (derived from the Belarusian word ''kaval'', which means ''blacksmith''). The surname may refer to: *Aleh Kavalyow, Belarusian professional footballer *Viktoria Kavaliova, Belarusian ice dancer *Yury Kavalyow Yury Kavalyow ( be, Юрый Кавалёў; russian: Юрий Ковалёв; born 27 January 1993) is a Belarusian professional football player who plays as a right midfielder or left midfielder for Russian club Orenburg. Club career On 15 Ja ..., Belarusian professional footballer {{surname Belarusian-language surnames be:Кавалёў ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovachev
Kovachev ( bg, Ковачев; also transliterated ''Kovačev'') is a Bulgarian surname originating from the word ''Kovach'', meaning blacksmith. Notable people with the surname include: *Andrey Kovatchev * Bogomil Petrov Kovachev * Boris Kovatchev * Georgi Kovachev * Martin Kovachev *Nikola Kovachev * Pavel Kovachev * Petar Kovachev *Stiliyan Kovachev Stiliyan Kovachev ( bg, Стилиян Ковачев) (born on 26 February 1860 in Yanbolu (Yambol), died on 11 July 1939 in Sofia) was a Bulgarians, Bulgarian general. During the First Balkan War he commanded the Rodopi Detachment and later 4t ... * Valentin Kovachev See also * Kovačev (Ковачев), surname * Kovach (surname) (Ковач; also translit. ''Kovač''), surname * Kovachich (Ковачич; also translit. ''Kovačič''), a surname * Kovachevich (Ковачевич; also translit. ''Kovačevič''), a surname * Kovachevski (Ковачевски; also translit. ''Kovačevski''), a surname * Kovachenko (Кова ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
