Šafář () is a surname, found in Czech Republic. The female counterpart surname is Šafářová (). The word originally meant "
bailiff
A bailiff (from Middle English baillif, Old French ''baillis'', ''bail'' "custody") is a manager, overseer or custodian – a legal officer to whom some degree of authority or jurisdiction is given. Bailiffs are of various kinds and their offi ...
". People with this surname include:
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Alena Šafářová
Alena Šafářová (born 17 April 1968) is a Czech table tennis player. She competed in the women's singles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonl ...
(born 1968), Czech table tennis player
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Lucie Šafářová (born 1987), Czech former professional tennis player
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Zdeněk Šafář
Zdeněk Šafář (born 27 July 1978 in Trutnov) is a Czech freestyle skier who specializes in the skicross discipline.
He made his World Cup debut in March 2003 in Les Contamines, and collected his first World Cup points in January 2004, with a th ...
(born 1978), Czech freestyle skier
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Safar (surname)
Safar (from Arabic ''saffār'' 'coppersmith', from Czech Šafář () or from Hungarian Sáfár ()) is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
*Athanasius Safar, Syriac Catholic bishop of Mardin
*Hanne Safar (died 1915), Syriac Orthodox ...
, a surname of multiple etymologies
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Sáfár
Sáfár (lit. "steward", ) is surname found in Hungary. Notable people with the name include:
* Nicholas Sáfár, Hungarian nobleman
* Sáfár family
*Stephen Sáfár, Hungarian diplomat
*Szabolcs Sáfár, Hungarian footballer See also
*Safar (surn ...
, a Hungarian surname
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Šafařík cs, Šafařík or sk, Šafárik is a Slavic surname. Female version is cs, Šafaříková or sk, Šafáriková. Notable people with the surname include:
* Pavel Jozef Šafárik (1795–1861), Slovak philologist, poet, Slavist, literary historia ...
, a Czech surname
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Czech-language surnames