Černý () (feminine Černá) is a
Czech language
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surname, which means "
black
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".
[''Behind the Name'']
"Surname Cerny"
Retrieved on 26 January 2016. Like many other surnames, this originally made reference to a person's physical qualities, namely dark hair colour or perhaps darker
complexion
Complexion in humans is the natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin, especially on the face.
History
The word "complexion" is derived from the Late Latin ''complexi'', which initially referred in general terms to a combination of thi ...
. Variants of the name include Cerny and feminine forms Černá in Czech,
Čierna in Slovak, and
Czarna in Polish.
Cognate surnames in other
Slavic-speaking countries include
Čierny in
Slovak,
Czarny in
Polish, and
Chyorny (Чёрный) in
Russian
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*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
. There also exist
Anglicised,
Germanised
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or
Polonised forms (Cherny, Tscherny, or
Czerny, respectively). Related surnames include
Černík,
Chernenko, and
Chernov.
People
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Adolf Černý (1864–1952), Czech writer
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Albert Černý
Albert Černý (born 17 February 1989 in Třinec) is a Czech-Polish singer and guitarist. He is known as the lead singer of Charlie Straight and Lake Malawi.
Personal life
He graduated from a Polish elementary school and Czech high school in ...
, Czech singer and guitarist
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Amanda Cerny (born 1991), American internet personality, actress, and model
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Andrea Černá, Czech actress
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Berthe Cerny (1868–1940), French actress
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David Černý (born 1967), Czech sculptor
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Emma Černá (1937–2018), Czech actress
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Ervín Černý (1913–2001), Czech scientist
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Franny Černá, Czech footballer
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Hana Černá (born 1974), Czech swimmer
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Harald Cerny (born 1973), Austrian football player
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Jakub Černý (born 1987), Czech ice hockey player
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Jan Černý (1874–1959), Czechoslovakian politician
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Jan Černý-Nigranus (1500–1565), Czech historian
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Jana Černá
Jana Černá (14 August 1928, Prague – 5 January 1981, Prague), born Jana Krejcarová, called "Honza" was a Czech poet, writer, and editor of samizdat editions in Czechoslovakia. She was a daughter of the journalist Milena Jesenská (1896-1944) ...
, Czech dissident
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Jaroslav Černý (Egyptologist)
Jaroslav Černý (; 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 College, Lond ...
(1898–1970), Czech Egyptologist
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Kamil Černý (born 1985), Czech ice hockey player
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Karel Černý (art director) (1922–2014), Czech art director
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Klára Černá (born 1985), Czech handball player
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Ladislav Černý (1891–1975), Czech musician
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Lenka Černá (born 1966), Czech handball player
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Mark Cerny
Mark Evan Cerny (born August 24, 1964) 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 hi ...
(born 1964), American programmer
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Milan Černý (born 1988), Czech footballer
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Miroslava Černá, Czech archer
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Otakar Černý, Czech journalist
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Petr Černý
Petr Černý FRSC (8 January 1934 – 7 April 2018) was a mineralogy professor at the University of Manitoba.
Černý's studies focus on pegmatite. He is best known for his geological mapping of Bernic Lake, Manitoba in the 1970s. The site has si ...
(1934–2018), Canadian mineralogist
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Radek Černý (born 1974), Czech footballer
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Teodor Černý (born 1957), Czech cyclist
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Tomáš Černý
Tomáš Černý (born 10 April 1985) is a Czech retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Černý has played football in the Czech Republic, Scotland, Bulgaria and Greece for Sigma Olomouc, Hamilton Academical, CSKA Sofia, Ergot ...
(born 1985), Czech footballer
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Václav Černý
Václav Černý (26 March 1905, Jizbice – 2 July 1987, Prague) was a Czechoslovak literary scholar, writer and philosopher. He was an enthusiast of Spanish literature and philosophy and translated into Czech a number of literary and philosophi ...
(1905–1987), Czech writer
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Václav Černý (footballer) (born 1997), Czech footballer
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Věnceslav Černý (1865–1936), Czech artist
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Věra Černá (born 1963), Czech gymnast
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Věra Černá (athlete) (1938–2008), Czech athlete
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Vlastimil Černý (born 1963), Canadian swimmer
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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 Circuit, eleven of which came in doubles.
In 2004, she left the tour and contin ...
, Czech tennis player
See also
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Czech name
References
Czech-language surnames
Slavic-language surnames
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