Adamec (feminine: Adamcová) is a
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
and
Slovak surname.
It comes from the given name
Adam
Adam is the name given in Genesis 1–5 to the first human. Adam is the first human-being aware of God, and features as such in various belief systems (including Judaism, Christianity, Gnosticism and Islam).
According to Christianity, Adam ...
. The Polish counterpart is
Adamiec and the Germanized form of the surname is
Adametz. Notable people with the surname include:
*
Austin Adamec (born 1988), American musician
*
Jiří Adamec (born 1982), Czech footballer
*
Joseph Victor Adamec (1935–2019), American Roman Catholic bishop
*
Jozef Adamec (1942–2018), Slovak footballer
*
Ladislav Adamec
Ladislav Adamec (10 September 1926 – 14 April 2007) was a Czechoslovak communist politician.
Early life
Adamec was born in Moravia on 10 September 1926. From 1958 to 1961 he studied at the Political College of the Central Committee of th ...
(1926–2007), Czech politician, prime minister of Czechoslovakia
*
Luboš Adamec
Luboš Adamec (born 18 April 1959 in Ústí nad Orlicí) is a Czech sport shooter. He competed at the Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-s ...
(born 1959), Czech sport shooter
*
Ludwig W. Adamec
Ludwig W. Adamec (10 March 1924 – 1 January 2019) was an Austrian scholar on the Middle East and Afghanistan. He was a professor emeritus in the School of Middle East and North African Studies at the University of Arizona. (1924–2019), American academic and historian
*
Martina Adamcová
Martina Adamcová (also known under pseudonym Tina Adams; born 22 April 1966) is a Czech-Canadian film producer, screenwriter and actress. Known for her light comedic style and accessible storytelling, Martina has become a recognized figure in t ...
(born 1966), Czech-Canadian film producer, screenwriter and actress
*
Petr Adamec (born 1960), Czech swimmer
*
Quido Adamec (1924–2007), Czech ice hockey referee
*
Zdeněk Adamec
Zdeněk Adamec (born 9 January 1956 in Mělník) is a Czech retired javelin thrower, who represented Czechoslovakia in the 1980s. He finished seventh at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland and seventeenth in his qualifying ...
(born 1956), Czech javelin thrower
See also
*
*
References
{{surname, Adamec, Adamcová
Czech-language surnames
Slovak-language surnames