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Kovač Mountain
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, Koval ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blacksmith
A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from #Other metals, other metals, by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf. tinsmith). Blacksmiths produce objects such as gates, grilles, railings, light fixtures, furniture, sculpture, tools, agricultural implements, decorative and religious items, cooking utensils, and weapons. There was an historical distinction between the heavy work of the blacksmith and the more delicate operation of a whitesmith, who usually worked in Goldsmith, gold, Silversmith, silver, pewter, or the finishing steps of fine steel. The place where a blacksmith works is called variously a smithy, a forge or a blacksmith's shop. While there are many people who work with metal such as farriers, wheelwrights, and Armourer, armorers, in former times the blacksmith had a general knowledge of how to make and repair many things, from the most complex of weapons and armor to simple things ... [...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] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous member state of the European Union. Warsaw is the nation's capital and largest metropolis. Other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin. Poland has a temperate transitional climate and its territory traverses the Central European Plain, extending from Baltic Sea in the north to Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains in the south. The longest Polish river is the Vistula, and Poland's highest point is Mount Rysy, situated in the Tatra mountain range of the Carpathians. The country is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. It also shares maritime boundaries with Denmark and Sweden. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kowal (surname)
Kowal is a Polish surname meaning "smith". It may refer to: * Andrzej Kowal (born 1971), Polish volleyball coach * Aneta Kowal (born 1991), American model * Austin Kowal (born 1985), American artist * Charles T. Kowal (1940–2011), American astronomer * Chester A. Kowal (1904–1966), American politician * Edmund Kowal (1931–1960), Polish footballer * Emma Kowal, Australian anthropologist, physician and academic * Frédéric Kowal (born 1970), French rower * Grzegorz Kowal, Polish diplomat * Jan Kowal (born 1967), Polish ski jumper * Joe Kowal (born 1956), Canadian hockey player * Kristy Kowal (born 1978), American swimmer * Maksym Kowal (born 1991), Canadian soccer player * Mandy Kowal (born 1963), American rower * Marek Kowal (born 1985), Polish footballer * Mary Robinette Kowal (born 1969), American author * Matylda Kowal (born 1989), Polish runner * Mitchell Kowal (1915–1971), American actor * Paweł Kowal (born 1975), Polish politician * Stanisław Kowal (192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovalev
Kovalyov (russian: Ковалёв), often written as Kovalev, or its feminine variant Kovalyova, Kovaleva (), is a common Russian surname, an equivalent of the English surname Smithson (derived from the Ukrainian word koval' (), which means "blacksmith"). Due to the ambiguous status of the Cyrillic letter '' yo'', the surname may be written with the Cyrillic letter '' ye'' (russian: Ковалев/) instead, though literate Russian speakers always pronounce it ''yo''. The surname may refer to: * Aleksandr Sergeyevich Kovalyov (b. 1982), Russian footballer *Aleksandr Vladimirovich Kovalyov (b. 1975), Russian sprint canoer *Alexei Kovalev (born 1973), Russian professional ice hockey player *Anton Kovalyov (born 1992), Ukrainian-born Canadian chess grandmaster *Gennady Kovalev (born 1983), Russian boxer *Mikhail Kovalyov (1897–1967), Soviet military leader *Nikolay Kovalyov (politician) (born 1949), Russian politician, Chair of the State Duma's Veterans' Committee, former head of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovalenko
Kovalenko ( uk, Коваленко) is a very common Ukrainian surname. It is used commonly to describe a son of a blacksmith and is the equivalent of ''Smithson'' in the English-speaking world, derived from the root ''koval'' ( uk, коваль; meaning literally "blacksmith"). It can refer to: * Aleksandr Kovalenko (Alexandr, Alexander) ** Aleksandr Kovalenko (born 1963), retired USSR triple jumper ** Alexander Andreevich Kovalenko (born 1909), Soviet WWII pilot, hero of the Soviet Union ** Alexandr Covalenco (born 1978), Moldovan footballer ** Oleksandr Kovalenko (other), several people * Alevtina Kovalenko (born 1980), Russian bobsledder * Anastassia Kovalenko (born 1991), Estonian motorcycle road racer * Andrei Kovalenko ** Andrei Kovalenko (born 1970), Russian ice hockey player ** Andriy Kovalenko (born 1970), Australian water polo player * Bohdan Kovalenko (born 1997), Ukrainian footballer * Dema Kovalenko (born 1977), Ukrainian footballer * Igor Kovalenko (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovalchuk
Kovalchuk ( Ukrainian and Russian: Ковальчук), Kavalchuk ( be, Кавальчук), Kowalczuk ( Polish), Covalciuc (Moldovan/Romanian), also transliterated as Kowalchuk (in the North American diaspora), is a common East Slavic surname (one of the most popular in Ukraine). The Kovalchuk name extends back to before 1500 AD in Kievan Rus. ''Koval'' (Коваль) literally translates as '' forge'' or ''blacksmith''. The suffix ''-chuk'' denoted either a son of, or an apprentice to a blacksmith. It is somewhat similar in commonality to English surname Smith. It is also cognate with very popular Polish surnames Kowalczyk and Kowalski. In East Slavic languages, the correct pronunciation is ko-vahl-CHOOK. Among Ukrainian Canadians, the pronunciation ko-WAL-chuk is more common. People Kovalchuk * Andrey Kovalchuk (born 1959), Russian sculptor * Andriy Kovalchuk (born 1972), Ukrainian general * Anna Kovalchuk (born 1977), Russian actress * Boris Kovalchuk (born 1977), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invasion, it was the eighth-most populous country in Europe, with a population of around 41 million people. It is also bordered by Belarus to the north; by Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and by Romania and Moldova to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city. Ukraine's state language is Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken, especially in the east and south. During the Middle Ages, Ukraine was the site of early Slavic expansion and the area later became a key centre of East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. The state eventually disintegrated into rival regional po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koval (surname)
Koval ( uk, Коваль, Koval') is a Ukrainian surname. The word means "blacksmith", making "Koval" the equivalent of "Smith" in the English-speaking world.Ganzhina, I. M. (2001''Словарь современных русских фамилий'' Moscow: Astrel. p. 260. . Notable people with the name include: * Anastasia Koval (born 1992), Ukrainian artistic gymnast * Andriy Koval (born 1983), Ukrainian football player * Denis Koval (born 1991), Russian speed skater * George Koval (1913–2006), spy for the Soviet Union in the United States * Ihor Koval (born 1955), Ukrainian historian and political scholar * Ivan Koval-Samborsky (1893–1962), Ukrainian stage and film actor * J. J. Koval (born 1992), American soccer player * Maksym Koval (born 1992), Ukrainian football goalkeeper * Mykhailo Koval (born 1956), Ukrainian military officer, Minister of Defence of Ukraine * Mykola Koval (born 1952), Ukrainian operatic baritone * Oleksandr Koval (born 1974), Ukrainian football ... [...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] |
Bulgarians
Bulgarians ( bg, българи, Bǎlgari, ) are a nation and South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and the rest of Southeast Europe. Etymology Bulgarians derive their ethnonym from the Bulgars. Their name is not completely understood and difficult to trace back earlier than the 4th century AD, but it is possibly derived from the Proto-Turkic word ''*bulģha'' ("to mix", "shake", "stir") and its derivative ''*bulgak'' ("revolt", "disorder"). Alternative etymologies include derivation from a compound of Proto-Turkic (Oghuric) ''*bel'' ("five") and ''*gur'' ("arrow" in the sense of "tribe"), a proposed division within the Utigurs or Onogurs ("ten tribes"). Citizenship According to the Art.25 (1) of Constitution of Bulgaria, a Bulgarian citizen shall be anyone born to at least one parent holding a Bulgarian citizenship, or born on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, should they not be entitled to any other citizenship by virtue of origin. Bulgarian citizenship sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovačević
Kovačević ( South Slavic, Cyrillic: Ковачевић), Kovačevič ( Slovene and Slovak; feminine (Slovak): Kovačevičová) or Kovačovič ( Slovak; feminine: Kovačovičová), is a Slavic surname meaning "lackmith's son". The surname is derived from '' Kovač'', which means "Blacksmith, lackmith", and is the equivalent of English ''Smithson''. Kovačević is the second most frequent surname in Croatia. It is the equivalent of the Poles, Polish surname ''Kowalewicz'' which has the same meaning. Notable people Arts *Dušan Kovačević (born 1948), Serbian playwright and director * (born 1938), Slovakian choreographer *Milan Kovačević (born 1985), DJ/Producer Military * Sava Kovačević (1905–1943), Montenegrin partisan commander * Veljko Kovačević (1912–1994), Montenegrin writer and general * Vladimir Kovačević (military officer) (born 1961), Montenegrin Serb military officer charged with violation of the laws of war Politics * Anto Kovačević (born 1952), C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
