Kolar, Kolár (feminine: Kolárová) and Kolář (feminine: Kolářová) are surnames derived from the
Proto-Slavic
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word
kolarь, which translates to
wheelwright
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. It is common across
Europe
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, specifically among
Slavic people
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. In
Central Europe
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, the surname is commonly found among
Czechs
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and
Slovaks
The Slovaks ( (historical Sloveni ), singular: ''Slovák'' (historical: ''Sloven'' ), feminine: ''Slovenka'' , plural: ''Slovenky'') are a West Slavic ethnic group and nation native to Slovakia who share a common ancestry, culture, history ...
, while in
Southeast Europe
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, it is found among
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...
,
Croats
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, and
Slovenes
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.
Notable people
Kolar
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Barbara Kolar (born 1970), Croatian actress, television and radio presenter
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Charlie Kolar (born 1999), American football player
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Drago Kolar (1932–2000), Slovenian academic
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Eddie Kolar (1909–1988), American basketball player
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Evzen Kolar (1950–2017), Czech film producer
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Jasna Kolar-Merdan (born 1956), Bosnian handball player
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Katarina Kolar (born 1989), Croatian footballer
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Marko Kolar (born 1995), Croatian footballer
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Markus Kolar (born 1984), Austrian handball player
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Mary Kolar (born 1958), American military officer and politician
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Nastja Kolar (born 1994), Slovenian tennis player
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Otto Kolar (1911–1995), American basketball player (brother of Eddie)
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Robert Kolar (born 1966), Serbian politician
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Slavko Kolar (1891–1963), Croatian writer
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Victor Kolar (1888–1957), American composer and conductor
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Zdenko Kolar
Zdenko Kolar ( sr-cyr, Зденко Колар) is a Serbian bass guitarist, most notable as the member of Idoli and Zona B.
Biography
Kolar was born in Zemun in 1956 where he lived until 1963 when he moved to inner town in Belgrade. He moved ...
(born 1956), Serbian bass guitarist
Kolár
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Auguste Auspitz-Kolár (1844–1878), Bohemian-born Austrian pianist and composer
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FrantiÅ¡ek JaromÃr Kolár (1919–1984), Czechoslovak party leader, communist journalist, columnist, and writer
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Jan S. Kolár (1896–1973), Czech film director, screenwriter, actor and film historian
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Josef Jiřà Kolár (1812–1896), Czech theatrical actor, director, translator and writer
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Ľuboš Kolár (born 1989), Slovak football player
Kolář
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Anna Kolářová (born 1997), Czech swimmer
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Běla Kolářová
BÄ›la Kolářová née Helclová (24 March 1923, in TerezÃn – 12 April 2010, in Prague) was a Czech artist and photographer. In 1949 she married Jiřà Kolář (1914-2002). In 1985 she followed her husband in exile in Paris. They returned to P ...
(1923–2010), Czech artist and photographer
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Daniel Kolář (born 1985), Czech footballer
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Daniela Kolářová (born 1946), Czech actress
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Jarek Kolář (born 1977), Czech videogame designer
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Jiřà Kolář (1914–2002), Czech poet, writer, painter and translator
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Karel Kolář (1955–2017), Czech runner
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Luboš Kolář (1929–2012), Czech basketball player
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Martin Kolář (born 1983), Czech footballer
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Oldřich Kolář (1898–unknown), Czech cross-country skier
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Ondřej Kolář (footballer) (born 1994), Czech footballer
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Ondřej Kolář (politician) (born 1984), Czech politician
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Petr Kolář (born 1962), Czech politician
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Stanislav Kolář (1912–2003), Czech table tennis player
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Viktor Kolář (born 1941), Czech photographer
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Zdeněk Kolář (born 1996), Czech tennis player
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