Květa is a
Slavic female given name, derived from the Czech word ''květ'' meaning ''flower, blossom''. Květa is also a nickname form of Květoslava (pronounced ''kvye-taw-slah-vah''.)
Other forms
*Slovak: ''Kveta'', ''Kvetava'', ''Kvetana''
*Russian: ''Cvetana''
*Bulgarian: ''Cveta'', ''Cvetana'', ''Cvetomira''
*Serbian: ''Cveta'', ''Cvetana'', ''Cvetislava'', ''Cvetoslava'', ''Cvetimira'', ''Cvijeta''
*Croatian: ''Cveta'', ''Cvetana'', ''Cvetislava'', ''Cvetoslava'', ''Cvetimira''
Name Days
*Czech: ''20 June'' (Květa), ''8 December'' (Květoslava)
Famous bearers
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Květa Fialová
Květa Fialová (1 September 1929 – 26 September 2017) was a Czech actress. She was best known for her performance in ''Lemonade Joe
''Lemonade Joe, or the Horse Opera'' ( cs, Limonádový Joe aneb Koňská opera) is a 1964 Czechoslovak musi ...
, Czech actress
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Květa Peschke
Květoslava Peschke (née Hrdličková; born 9 July 1975) is a Czech retired professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles.
She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 26 in November 2005, winning one WTA singles title ...
, Czech tennis player
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Květa Jeriová
Květoslava Jeriová-Pecková (; alternatively also Květa Jeriová-Pecková; born Květoslava Jeriová, 10 October 1956) is a former Czech cross-country skier. She competed from 1980 to 1984. She won three medals at the Winter Olympics with a ...
, Czech cross country skier
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Květa Legátová Květa Legátová, born Věra Hofmanová (3 November 1919 – 22 December 2012) was a Czech novelist and writer whose work spanned a period from the 1950s to the 2000s. Her best known work, a 2001 collection of short stories and essays entitled "'' ...
, Czech writer
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Květa Kočová, Czech speaker of ČSSD
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Květa Pacovská
Květa Pacovská (born 28 July 1928) is a Czech artist and illustrator. She received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1992 for her "lasting contribution to children's literature".
Life and career
Pacovská was born in Prague a ...
, Czech painter and sculptor
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Květoslava Kořínková, Czech politician and pedagogue
See also
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Slavic names
Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic countries.
The main types of Slavic names:
* Two-basic names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', '' Němir/měr''), *voldъ (''Vsevolod'', ...
References
Miloslava Knappová, Jak se bude vaše dítě jmenovat?
External links
Behind the Name
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Czech feminine given names
Feminine given names
Slavic feminine given names