Hayek, Hayki or AlHayki is a
surname
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* As a variant spelling of the
Czech name
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Hájek, which originally meant "a
grove", it commonly occurs in Czech place names. It occurs among
Polish Jews
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in a
Polish language
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spelling as ''Chajek''.
* The family name AlHayki, Haiki, Hayek, Hayeck, Haiek or Haick ( ar, حايك or ar, الحايكي ), variants of
Howayek ( ar, حوايك ), is also common in the Arab world, primarily among
Lebanese Christians
Christianity in Lebanon has a long and continuous history. Biblical Scriptures purport that Peter and Paul evangelized the Phoenicians, whom they affiliated to the ancient patriarchate of Antioch. The spread of Christianity in Lebanon was ...
. The name means "weaver" in Arabic.
Notable people with the surname include:
European surname
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Gustav von Hayek
Gustav von Hayek (21 March 1836 in Brno – 11 January 1911 in Vienna) was an Austrian naturalist. He was the father of botanist August von Hayek (1871–1928) and the grandfather of economist Friedrich von Hayek (1899–1992).
He studied natural ...
(1836–1911), Czech-born Austrian naturalist, father of botanist August von Hayek
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August von Hayek
August von Hayek (14 December 1871 – 11 June 1928) was an Austrian physician and botanist born in Vienna. He was the son of naturalist Gustav von Hayek and the father of economist Friedrich Hayek (1899–1992).
In 1895 he obtained his ...
(1871–1928), Austrian botanist, father of economist Friedrich Hayek
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Friedrich A. Hayek
Friedrich August von Hayek ( , ; 8 May 189923 March 1992), often referred to by his initials F. A. Hayek, was an Austrian–British economist, legal theorist and philosopher who is best known for his defense of classical liberalism. Hayek ...
(1899–1992), Austrian-British,
Nobel Memorial Prize
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winning economist and political philosopher
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Frank Forest
Frank Forest (1896–1976) was an American operatic tenor and actor who enjoyed success in the 1930s and 1940s.
Biography
Frank Forest was born Frank Hayek (meaning forest in Czech) in St. Paul, Minnesota on October 17, 1896. He began the study ...
(born Frank Hayek, 1896–1976), American singer and actor
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Julie Hayek
Julie Lynne Hayek (born October 4, 1960) is an American actress, model, charity worker and beauty queen who won Miss USA 1983.
Early life
Hayek is of Czech and German descent on her father's side and Norwegian, Scottish, Irish, and English on h ...
(born 1960), American beauty queen and actress
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Peter Hayek (born 1957), retired American ice hockey player
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Thaddaeus Hagecius ab Hayek (1525–1600), Czech physician and astronomer
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Peter Hajek, British psychologist
Arabic surname
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Antoine Hayek
Antoine Hayek (26 August 1928 – 1 May 2010) was an Eastern Catholic bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and was archbishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Baniyas.
Life
Antoine Hayek joined the Congregation of the Basilians ...
(1928–2010), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baniyas of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church 1989–2006
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Dina Hayek
Dina Hayek ( ar, دينا حايك; born Collet Bou Gergis ( ar, كوليت بوجرجس) on June 10, 1982) is a Lebanese actress and singer. She gained popularity by the release of her second album, '' Katabtillak''. Her father is Lebanese an ...
(born Collet Bou Gergis, 1982), popular Lebanese singer
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Gebran Hayek
Gibran Khalil Gibran ( ar, جُبْرَان خَلِيل جُبْرَان, , , or , ; January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931), usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran (pronounced ), was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist ...
(1927–1992), Lebanese journalist and editor in chief of ''Lisan-al-Hal'' the oldest Lebanese daily newspaper
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Ignace Antoine II Hayek (Antun Hayek, 1910–2007), Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriac Catholic Church 1968–1998
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Nicolas Hayek
Nicolas George Hayek (19 February 1928 – 28 June 2010), was a Swiss businessman of Lebanese descent, and the co-founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of The Swatch Group.
Early life and education
Hayek was born the second of three children, ...
(1928–2010), Lebanese–Swiss co-founder of the
Swatch Group
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Renée Hayek, Lebanese writer and novelist
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Rita Hayek
Rita Elie Hayek ( ar, ريتا حايك; born 9 October 1987 in Beirut) is a Lebanese actress and television presenter.
Biography
Hayek studied acting at the Institut National des Beaux Arts (National Institute Of Fine Arts or INBA), at the Leb ...
(born 1987), Lebanese actress
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Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek Pinault ( , ; born Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez; September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela ''Teresa'' (1989–1991) as well as the ...
(born 1966), Mexican actress of Lebanese descent
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Sami Hayek (born 1972), Mexican furniture designer of Lebanese descent, brother of Salma
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Samuel Hayek
Samuel Hayek (born 1953) is a British-Israeli businessman who has been chairman of JNF-UK since August 2008. Hayek was chairman of the Likud youth department.
Biography
Born in Kfar Saba, Israel, Hayek is a British citizen and splits his time be ...
(born 1953), Israeli real-estate businessman of Iraqi-Jewish descent
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Hossam Haick
Hossam Haick ( ar, حسام حايك; he, חוסאם חאיק; born 1975) is an Arab-Israeli scientist and engineer, and the current dean of undergraduate studies at the Israel Institute of Technology. He is a pioneer known for inventing the N ...
(born 1975), Israeli-Arab scientist and engineer.
See also
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Hájek, the original Czech form of the name
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Haik (disambiguation)
Haik may refer to:
Places
*Haik, Iran, a village in Yazd Province, Iran
*Hayq, Ethiopia, a town in northern Ethiopia
People Given name / Mononym
*Hayk, legendary founder of Armenia
*Haik Hovsepian Mehr (1945–1994), Iranian martyr
*Haik M. Mart ...
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Arabic-language surnames
Surnames of Czech origin