Kovář (; feminine Kovářová, ; anglicized as Kovar) is a

Czech surname Czech names are composed of a given name and a family name (surname). Czechs typically get one given name – additional names may be chosen by themselves upon baptism but they generally use one. With marriage, the bride typically adopts the bride ...

, meaning 'smith'. Notable people with the surname include: * Daniela Kovářová (born 1964), Czech politician * Dennis G. Kovar, American physicist * František Kovář (1888–1969), Czech Hussite bishop * Jakub Kovář (born 1988), Czech ice hockey player * Jan Kovář (born 1990), Czech ice hockey player * Jaroslav Kovář (1934–2015), Czech athlete * Jiří Kovář (born 1989), Italian volleyball player of Czech origin * Karel Kovář (rower) (born 1942), Czech rower * Karel Kovář (born 1942), Slovak figure skater * Lukáš Kovář (born 1992), Czech ice hockey player * Marie Kovářová (1927–2023), Czech gymnast * Mary Grace Kovar (1929–2015), American biostatistician * Matěj Kovář (born 2000), Czech footballer * Michal Kovář (born 1973), Czech footballer * Přemysl Kovář (born 1985), Czech footballer * Robin Kovář (born 1984), Czech ice hockey player * Sára Kovářová (born 1999), Czech handballer * Zdeněk Kovář (1917–2004), Czech designer

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