Hornyak or Hornyák is a surname. Derived from Slovak/Czech Horňák and Ukrainian Горняк, it originally referred to a mountain dweller in

Slavic languages The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic, spoken during the Ear ...

. Its counterpart, Dolňák or

Dolniak Dolniak is a surname. Its origin is Slavic, meaning "valley dweller." Its counterpart, Hornyak, means "mountain dweller." Notable people with the surname include: * Barbara Dolniak Barbara Dolniak, nee Przyłucka (born 21 September 1960) is a Po ...

, means "valley dweller". Notable people with the surname include: *

Ágnes Hornyák Ágnes Hornyák (formerly Ágnes Boczkó-Hornyák; born 2 September 1982 in Mátészalka) is a retired Hungarian team handball player. She mader her international debut against Norway on 2 March 2005. She participated on the World Championship ...

(born 1982), Hungarian handball player *

Allan Hornyak Allan J. Hornyak (born March 3, 1951) is an American former basketball player known for his high school and collegiate careers. Despite being selected in the 1973 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers and also in the 1973 ABA Draft by the Indi ...

(born 1951), American basketball player *

Augustine Hornyak Augustine Eugene Hornyak, OSBM (1919–2003) was the first Apostolic Exarch of the Apostolic Exarchate for Ukrainians in Great Britain. He was one of the few English and Ukrainian bishops to attend the Second Vatican Council. Early life Bishop ...

(1919–2003), Ukrainian Christian religious leader *

Dóra Hornyák Dóra Hornyák (born 24 January 1992) is a Hungarian handballer for Debreceni VSC and the Hungarian national team. Achievements *Nemzeti Bajnokság I: **''Gold Medallist'': 2013, 2014 **''Silver Medallist'': 2010, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018 **''Bro ...

(born 1992), Hungarian handball player *

Jennifer Hornyak Jennifer Hornyak (born 1940) is a Canadian artist known for her semi-figurative style. Early in her career her scenes of Montreal personalities were exhibited at the 1987 Paris World Exhibition. She is now recognized for her colourful and textur ...

(born 1940), Canadian artist *

Zsolt Hornyák Zsolt Hornyák (born 1 May 1973) is a Slovak football manager and a former defender of Hungarian ethnicity. He is the manager of Hungarian team Puskás Akadémia. As a player, Hornyák won the Czechoslovakian championship in the 1991/1992 seas ...

(born 1973), Slovak footballer

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