Covaci is the

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

form of the name Kovač (Ковач), meaning "forger" or "blacksmith" 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 ...

Cognates

* Kovač in

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Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

, the

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Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

* Kovac in the United States and parts of South America was often shortened from a longer last name given out to people who couldn't spell their last name. Example: Dukovac was shortened to Kovac. *

Koval Koval may refer to: *Koval (surname) *Koval Distillery, a craft distillery in Chicago, Illinois Fiction *Funky Koval, a 1980s Polish comic book *Koval, a Romulan in Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges (''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'') See also * * Kow ...

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

(also

Kovalchuk Kovalchuk ( Ukrainian and Russian: Ковальчук), Kavalchuk ( be, Кавальчук), Kowalczuk ( Polish), Covalciuc (Moldovan/Romanian), also transliterated as Kowalchuk (in the North American diaspora), is a common East Slavic surname (o ...

Kovalenko Kovalenko ( uk, Коваленко) is a very common Ukrainian surname. It is used commonly to describe a son of a blacksmith and is the equivalent of ''Smithson'' in the English-speaking world, derived from the root ''koval'' ( uk, коваль; m ...

Kovalev Kovalyov (russian: Ковалёв), often written as Kovalev, or its feminine variant Kovalyova, Kovaleva (), is a common Russian surname, an equivalent of the English surname Smithson (derived from the Ukrainian word koval' (), which means "blacks ...

) *

Kowal Kowal may refer to: *Kowal (surname), a surname *Kowal (town), a town in Poland *Kowal (gmina), a ''gmina'' (administrative district) in Poland *99P/Kowal, a periodic comet See also * *Koval (disambiguation) Koval may refer to: * Koval (surname ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

(also

Kowalczyk Kowalczyk is the fifth most common surname in Poland (98,739 people in 2009).Ministry of Interior (Poland). Statystyka najpopularniejszych nazwisk występujących w Polsce in 2009'' (The most popular surnames in Poland in 2009). The name comes ...

Kowalski Kowalski (; feminine: Kowalska, plural: Kowalscy) is the second most common surname in Poland (140,471 people in 2009). ''Kowalski'' surname is derived from the word ''kowal'', meaning " lackmith". " Jan Kowalski" is a name that is used as a p ...

) * Kovach, the Carpatho-Ruthenian form * Kovács, Kováts or Kovách in

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

Kováč Kováč, feminine: Kováčová, is a surname in Slovakia. It may refer to: ; Kováč * Alan Kováč (born 1993), Slovak footballer * Dušan Kováč (born 1942), Slovak historian * Ervín Kováč (1911–1972), Slovak footballer * Henrich K ...

* Kovář (also Kováč) in

Notable people

* Ion Covaci, also known as Ianos Kovacs or János Kovács, Romanian boxer * Iosif Covaci, Romanian alpine skier *

Meletie Covaci Meletie Covaci (1707 – 11 April 1775) was an ethnic Romanian Catholic bishop in the Habsburg monarchy. Biography Born in Naousa, Macedonia, of a family of Aromanian origin, Covaci fled to the north of the Danube and was ordained priest on ...

, Romanian Catholic bishop *

Nicolae Kovács Nicolae Kovács ( hu, Kovács Miklós, sometimes rendered as ''Nicolae Covaci'', 29 December 1911 – 7 July 1977) was a Romanian-Hungarian football player and coach. He was a dual international football player and played both for Romania and H ...

, Romanian-Hungarian football player and coach *

Nicu Covaci Nicolae (Nicu) Covaci (born 19 April 1947 in Timișoara, Romania) is a Romanian guitarist, painter, and music composer. He is best known as the leader and founding member of Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to th ...

, Romanian painter, music composer, leader of rock and cult band Phoenix * Ştefan Covaci, Romanian football player and coach

Places

Covaci Covaci is the Romanian form of the name Kovač (Ковач), meaning "forger" or "blacksmith" in Slavic languages. Cognates * Kovač in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovenia * Kovac in the United State ...

, a village in

Sânandrei Sânandrei (formerly Sântandraș; hu, Szentandrás; german: Sanktandreas; sr, Светандраш, Svetandraš) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Carani, Covaci and Sânandrei. Name Geography Sâna ...

commune,

Timiș County Timiș () is a county ('' județ'') of western Romania on the border with Hungary and Serbia, in the historical region of Banat, with the county seat at Timișoara. It is the westernmost and the largest county in Romania in terms of land area. T ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

Sports

ACS Fortuna Covaci Fortuna Covaci was a Romanian professional football club from Covaci, Timiș County, Romania. The club last played in the Liga VI. History The club was named Fortuna after Fortuna Düsseldorf, the famous German club, because the owner is a huge f ...

, a Romanian professional football club from Covaci, Timiș County, Romania

Other

* Covaci Solar Park, a thin-film photovoltaic (PV) power system, north of Timișoara, Romania {{DEFAULTSORT:Covaci Slavic-language surnames Romanian-language surnames