Hayek, Hayki or AlHayki is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

: * As a variant spelling of the Czech name

Hájek Hájek () is a Czech surname, which means "a person from a grove". Its feminine equivalent is Hájková. The surname may refer to: * Alena Hájková (1924-2012), Czech Communist resistance fighter, Righteous among the Nations and historian * Andr ...

, which originally meant "a

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", it commonly occurs in Czech place names. It occurs among Polish Jews in a Polish language spelling as ''Chajek''. * The family name AlHayki, Haiki, Hayek, Hayeck, Haiek or Haick ( ar, حايك or ar, الحايكي ), variants of

Howayek The surname Howayek, Hoyek, Hawayek, Hayek (in Arabic حايك / حويّك / الحويّك) and its variants is an Arabic surname, common among the Maronite Catholics of Lebanon. The majority of the members live in three Lebanese towns Bdadoun, ...

( ar, حوايك ), is also common in the Arab world, primarily among Lebanese Christians. The name means "weaver" in Arabic. Notable people with the surname include:

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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 * August von Hayek (1871–1928), Austrian botanist, father of economist Friedrich Hayek * Friedrich A. Hayek (1899–1992), Austrian-British,

Nobel Memorial Prize The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel ( sv, Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne), is an economics award administered ...

winning economist and political philosopher *

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 * Julie Hayek (born 1960), American beauty queen and actress *

Peter Hayek Peter Milton Hayek (November 16, 1957 – December 3, 2021) was an American professional ice hockey defenseman who played in one National Hockey League game for the Minnesota North Stars during the 1981–82 season, on December 10, 1981 against ...

(born 1957), retired American ice hockey player *

Thaddaeus Hagecius ab Hayek Jude ( grc-gre, Ἰούδας Ἰακώβου translit. Ioúdas Iakóbou) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is generally identified as Thaddeus ( grc-gre, Θαδδαῖος; cop, ⲑⲁⲇⲇⲉⲟ� ...

(1525–1600), Czech physician and astronomer *

Peter Hajek Peter Hajek is a British psychologist. He is professor of clinical psychology and director of the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine's Tobacco Dependence Research Unit at Queen Mary University of London. He is known for his research into smok ...

, British psychologist

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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 *

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 *

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 *

Ignace Antoine II Hayek Ignatius Antony II Hayyek (or ''Antun Hayek'', September 14, 1910 – February 21, 2007) was the Patriarch of Antioch and all the East of the Syrians of the Syriac Catholic Church from 1968 to 1998. Antun Hayyek was born at Aleppo in 1910 an ...

(Antun Hayek, 1910–2007), Patriarch of Antioch of the Syriac Catholic Church 1968–1998 * Nicolas Hayek (1928–2010), Lebanese–Swiss co-founder of the Swatch Group *

Renée Hayek Renée Hayek (Arabic: رينيه الحايك) is a Lebanese writer and novelist. She was born in Sarba and studied philosophy at the Lebanese University in Beirut. She has published a number of books, including short story collections and novels ...

, Lebanese writer and novelist *

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 * Salma Hayek (born 1966), Mexican actress of Lebanese descent *

Sami Hayek Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise net ...

(born 1972), Mexican furniture designer of Lebanese descent, brother of Salma *

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 * Hossam Haick (born 1975), Israeli-Arab scientist and engineer.

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