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surnames in other

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-speaking countries include

Čierny Čierny (, feminine: Čierna ) is a Slovak-language surname, the counterpart of the Czech surname Černý Černý (; feminine: Černá) is a Czech name, Czech language surname, which means 'black'. Cognate surnames in other Slavic languages, Slavic ...

in Slovak, Czarny in

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

and Chyorny (Чёрный) in

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

. There also exist

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and polonised forms (Cherny, Tscherny, or

Czerny Czerny is a surname meaning "black" in some Slavic languages. It is one of many variant forms, including Czarny, Černý, Czernik, Cherney, and Čierny, among others. People Notable people with this surname include: * Adalbert Czerny (1863–194 ...

, respectively). Related surnames include Černík, Chernenko and Chernov. Notable people with the surname include:

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Dominik Černý Dominik Černý (born 1 November 1997) is a Slovak race walker. Biography Dominik Černý was born 1 November 1997 in Nové Mesto nad Váhom. His engagement to his fellow athlete Hana Burzalová whom he proposed at the finish line of the 35 k ...

(born 1997), Slovak racewalker *

Franny Černá Franny Černá (born 22 July 1997), also known as Franny Cerny, is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sparta Prague and the Czech Republic national team. Retrieved 11 May 2025. Early life Černá was born and grew up ...

(born 1997), Czech footballer *

Hana Černá Hana Černá (born May 17, 1974 in Brno, South Moravian Region, Jihomoravský) is a retired female Freestyle swimming, freestyle and medley swimming, medley swimmer from the Czech Republic. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, start ...

(born 1974), Czech swimmer *

Harald Cerny Harald Cerny (; born 13 September 1973) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder. He played mostly for TSV 1860 Munich. Club career After coming through the youth ranks at Admira Wacker, Cerny began his p ...

(born 1973), Austrian footballer *

Jakub Černý Jakub Černý (born March 5, 1987) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He is currently a free agent. He played with HC Litvínov in the Czech Extraliga for five seasons, from the 2006–07 Czech Extraliga season till the 2010–11 Cze ...

(born 1987), Czech ice hockey player *

Josef Černý (cyclist) Josef Černý (born 11 May 1993) is a Czech professional racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . He has taken eleven victories during his professional career, including stage nineteen of the 2020 Giro d'Italia, and four national titles � ...

(born 1993), Czech cyclist *

Kamil Černý Kamil Černý (born 20 November 1985) is a Czech ice hockey defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scori ...

(born 1985), Czech ice hockey player *

Klára Černá Klára Černá (born 29 January 1985) is a Czech handball player for Slavia Prague Sportovní klub Slavia Praha – fotbal (Sports Club Slavia Prague – Football, ), commonly known as Slavia Praha or Slavia Prague, is a Czech professional fo ...

(born 1985), Czech handball player *

Lenka Černá Lenka Pospíšilová-Černá (born 13 May 1966) is a Czech former handball player. She was a member of the Czechoslovakia women's national handball team. She was part of the team at the 1988 Summer Olympics. On club level she played for Zora O ...

(born 1966), Czech handball player *

Logan Cerny This a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the Houston Astros system and the rosters of their minor league affiliates. Players Luis Báez Luis Alexander Báez (born January 11, 2004) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder in ...

(born 1999), American baseball player *

Milan Černý Milan Černý (born 16 March 1988) is a Czech football player who currently plays for Czech club FK Kosoř. Career Černý began his career with Slavia Prague on youth side, he played his first game in the Gambrinus liga on 14 May 2005 aga ...

(born 1988), Czech footballer *

Miroslava Černá Miroslava Černá (born 16 June 1972) is a Czech former paralympic archer. She won the bronze medal at the Women's team recurve event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized a ...

(born 1972), Czech paralympic archer *

Pavel Černý (footballer, born 1962) Pavel Černý (born 11 October 1962) is a former Czech footballer. Černý began his career with FC Hradec Králové before transferring to Sparta Prague for two seasons. He played in Japan for Sanfrecce Hiroshima and made four appearances ...

, Czech footballer *

Pavel Černý (footballer, born 1985) Pavel Černý (born 28 January 1985) is a Czech football player who currently plays for Chrudim on loan from Czech First League side Pardubice Pardubice (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital ...

, Czech footballer *

Radek Černý Radek Černý (; born 18 February 1974) is a Czech Republic, Czech former Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He played principally for SK Slavia Prague, Slavia Prague in the Czech First ...

(born 1974), Czech footballer * Teodor Černý (born 1957), Czech cyclist *

Tomáš Černý Tomáš Černý (born 10 April 1985) is a Czech retired professional association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Černý has played football in the Czech Republic, Scotland, Bulgaria and Greece ...

(born 1985), Czech footballer * Václav Černý (footballer) (born 1997), Czech footballer *

Věra Černá Věra Černá (17 May 1963 – 30 September 2024) was a Czech artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédérat ...

(born 1963), Czech gymnast *

Věra Černá (athlete) Věra Černá (12 April 1938 – 5 November 2008) was a Czech athlete. She competed in the women's shot put at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly know ...

(1938–2008), Czech athlete *

Vlastimil Černý Vlastimil Černý (born April 7, 1963) is a former butterfly stroke, butterfly and Freestyle swimming, freestyle swimming (sport), swimmer, who competed for Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he finished in 12th posi ...

(born 1963), Canadian swimmer *

Zuzana Černá Zuzana Černá (born 10 February 1983) is a Czech former professional tennis player. Born in Prague, Černá won a total of twelve titles while competing on the ITF Women's Circuit, eleven of which came in doubles. In 2004, she left the tour and ...

(born 1983), Czech tennis player

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Adolf Černý Adolf Černý (19 August 1864 in Hradec Králové – 27 December 1952 in Prague) was a Czech people, Czech linguist, translator, poet and journalist, as well as professor of Slavic studies in Prague. His principal research focus was on the Sorbi ...

(1864–1952), Czech writer *

Albert Černý Albert Černý (born 17 February 1989) is a Czech singer and guitarist. He is known as the former lead singer of Charlie Straight, currently with Lake Malawi. Personal life He graduated from a Polish elementary school and Czech high school in ...

(born 1989), Czech singer and guitarist *

Amanda Cerny Amanda Rachelle Cerny (born June 26, 1991) is an American internet personality. She is best known for her YouTube channel and formerly her Vine profile on which she had over 4 million followers. She was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate of the Mo ...

(born 1991), American internet personality, actress and model *

Andrea Černá Andrea Černá is a Czech theatrical and television actress, born 13 February 1977 in Karlovy Vary. She studied at the Prague Conservatory. Filmography *''Pátá žena'' (2008) *''10 způsobů'' (2007) *''Slečna Guru'' (2006) *''Kameňák 2'' ...

(born 1977), Czech actress *

Berthe Cerny Berthe Cerny (born Françoise Berthe-Hélène-Lucie de Choudens; 31 January 1868 – 27 March 1940) was a French actress, known as an elegant blonde beauty. She had a brilliant career, interpreting both classical and contemporary roles. She had se ...

(1868–1940), French actress *

David Černý David Černý (born 15 December 1967) is a Czech artist. His works can be seen in different locations around Prague as well as in his own, Prague-based museum, called Musoleum. Early life Černý was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. From 1988 t ...

(born 1967), Czech sculptor *

Emma Černá Emma Černá (23 March 1937 – 2 July 2018) was a Czech stage, film and television actress. Upon her graduation from the Academy of Performing Arts, Černá worked at the Theatre on the Balustrade and the Palmovka Theatre. She was also a gues ...

(1937–2018), Czech actress *

Ervín Černý Ervín Černý-Křetínský (1913 in Podomí – 30 July 2001 in Prague) was a physician and Professor of Charles University in Prague. Biography He acquired his college education in 1933 in the Cieszyn Silesia Region where he had lived since ag ...

(1913–2001), Czech scientist *

Jan Černý Jan Černý (4 March 1874 in Uherský Ostroh, Moravia, Austria-Hungary – 10 April 1959 in Uherský Ostroh, Czechoslovakia) was a Czechoslovak civil servant and politician. He was the prime minister of Czechoslovakia from 1920 to 1921 and in 192 ...

(1874–1959), Czechoslovak politician * Jan Černý-Nigranus (1500–1565), Czech historian *

Jana Černá Jana Černá (14 August 1928 – 5 January 1981), born Jana Krejcarová, called "Honza" was a Czech people, Czech poet, writer, and editor of samizdat editions in Czechoslovakia. She was a daughter of the journalist Milena Jesenská (1896-1944) a ...

(1928–1981), Czech dissident *

Jaroslav Černý (Egyptologist) Jaroslav Černý, FBA (; 22 August 1898 – 29 May 1970) was a Czech Egyptologist. From 1929 to 1946 he was a lecturer and ''docent'' at Charles University in Prague, from 1946 to 1951, the Edwards Professor of Egyptology at the University Colleg ...

(1898–1970), Czech Egyptologist * Karel Černý (art director) (1922–2014), Czech art director * Ladislav Černý (1891–1975), Czech musician *

Mark Cerny Mark Evan Cerny ( ; born 1964 or 1965) is an American video game designer, programmer, producer and media proprietor. Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Cerny attended UC Berkeley before dropping out to pursue a career in video games. In h ...

(born 1964), American programmer *

(born 1972), Czech archer *

Otakar Černý Otakar Černý (10 September 1943 – 16 February 2021) was a Czech sports journalist and television presenter. Biography Černý graduated from Charles University with degrees in mathematics and physics and subsequently taught the two subjects a ...

(1943–2021), Czech journalist * Petr Černý (1934–2018), Canadian mineralogist *

Václav Černý (writer) Václav Černý (26 March 1905, Jizbice – 2 July 1987, Prague) was a Czech literary scholar, writer and philosopher. He was an enthusiast of Spanish literature and philosophy and translated into Czech a number of literary and philosophical work ...

(1905–1987), Czech writer * Věnceslav Černý (1865–1936), Czech artist

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