Zelenka (feminine: Zelenková) is a
Czech and
Slovak surname. The name stems from the adjective "zelený" (green). Notable people with the surname include:
People
Zelenka
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Eric Zelenka Eric Zelenka is a Senior Worldwide Product Line Marketing Manager at Apple Inc. Prior to working at Apple, Zelenka worked for StarNine Technologies, Quarterdeck Office Systems (now part of Symantec Corporation), DoubleClick, and Mandala Communic ...
, senior worldwide product marketing manager at Apple Inc.
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František Zelenka (1883–1944), Czech-Jewish functionalist architect
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Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679–1745), Czech baroque composer
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Jiří Zelenka
Jiří Zelenka (born 17 August 1972) is a Czech ice hockey forward. He played 15 seasons for HC Sparta Praha.
Zelenka scored 69 goals in Czechoslovak Extraliga and 199 goals in Czech Extraliga
The Czech Extraliga ( cs, Extraliga ledního hokej ...
(born 1972), Czech ice hockey player
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Joe Zelenka
Joseph John Zelenka (born March 9, 1976) is a former American football long snapper in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He played college football at Wake Forest.
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(born 1976), American National Football League player
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Karel Zelenka (born 1983), Italian figure skater
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Ladislav Zelenka
Ladislav is a Czech, Slovak and Croatian variant of the Slavic name Vladislav. The female form of this name is Ladislava.
Folk etymology occasionally links ''Ladislav'' with the Slavic goddess Lada.
Spellings and variations
In Bulgarian ...
, member of the
Bohemian Quartet
The Bohemian Quartet ( cs, 'České kvarteto'; known as the Czech Quartet after 1918) was a Czech string quartet of international repute that was founded in 1891 and disbanded in 1933.
Origins
The Quartet was founded in Prague by three pupils o ...
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Luděk Zelenka (born 1973), Czech footballer
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Lukáš Zelenka
Lukáš Zelenka (born 5 October 1979) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. At international level, he made three appearances for the Czech Republic national team.
Club career
At the age of 17 Zelenka moved fro ...
(born 1979), Czech footballer
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Petr Zelenka (director) (born 1967), Czech film director
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Petr Zelenka (serial killer) (born 1976), Czech serial killer
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Sarah Zelenka
Sarah Zelenka (born June 8, 1987) is an American rower. She was a member of the 2012 US Summer Olympic team, having competed in the women's pair race.
Biography
Zelenka was born in Park Ridge, Illinois. She was a basketball player at Lake Pa ...
(born 1987), American rower
Zelenkova
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Lucie Zelenková (born 1974), Czech triathlete
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Marie Zelenková (), Czech table tennis player
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Olga Zelenkova (born 1967), Russian retired swimmer
Fictional characters
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Radek Zelenka, Czech character in the TV series ''Stargate Atlantis'', portrayed by David Nykl
See also
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Selenka, a surnamw
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Czech-language surnames
Slovak-language surnames