Papoušek (feminine Papoušková) 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 "
parrot
Parrots (Psittaciformes), also known as psittacines (), are birds with a strong curved beak, upright stance, and clawed feet. They are classified in four families that contain roughly 410 species in 101 genus (biology), genera, found mostly in ...
". Notable people with the surname include:
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Jaroslav Papoušek
Jaroslav Papoušek (19 February 1920 – 16 July 1996) was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He started as a sculptor, before writing screenplays with Miloš Forman and Ivan Passer. In 1968 he started directing his own screenplays.
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(1920–1996), Czech film director and screenwriter
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Petr Papoušek
Petr Papoušek (born 7 May 1977 in Čáslav) is a Czech Republic, Czech association football, football coach and former player. He played as a midfielder and was one of the key players for the Czech First League side FC Slovan Liberec, Slovan Li ...
(born 1977), Czech footballer
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Czech-language surnames