Černý () (feminine Černá) is a

Czech language Czech (; Czech ), historically also Bohemian (; ''lingua Bohemica'' in Latin), is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script. Spoken by over 10 million people, it serves as the official language of the Czech ...

surname, which means "

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"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 Like many other surnames, this originally made reference to a person's physical qualities, namely dark hair colour or perhaps darker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.

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surnames in other Slavic-speaking countries include Čierny in Slovak,

Czarny Czarny () is a surname of Polish language origin, related to Czerny. Historically, it was also a nickname meaning " black". It may refer to: *Leszek Czarny (c. 1241-1288), Polish prince *Zawisza Czarny }), he was revered as a brave knight. A monu ...

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

, and Chyorny (Чёрный) in

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *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 Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...

, Germanised or Polonised forms (Cherny, Tscherny, or Czerny, respectively). Related surnames include Černík,

Chernenko Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko uk, Костянтин Устинович Черненко, translit=Kostiantyn Ustynovych Chernenko (24 September 1911 – 10 March 1985) was a Soviet politician and the seventh General Secretary of the Commun ...

, and Chernov.

People

* Adolf Černý (1864–1952), Czech writer * Albert Černý, Czech singer and guitarist * Amanda Cerny (born 1991), American internet personality, actress, and model *

Andrea Černá Andrea Černá is a Czech theatrical and television actress, born 13 February 1977 in Karlovy Vary. She studied at the Prague Conservatory. Filmography *''Pátá žena'' (2008) *''10 způsobů'' (2007) *''Slečna Guru'' (2006) *''Kameňák 2'' ...

, Czech actress *

Berthe Cerny Berthe Cerny (born Françoise Berthe-Hélène-Lucie de Choudens; 31 January 1868 – 27 March 1940) was a French actress, known as an elegant blonde beauty. She had a brilliant career, interpreting both classical and contemporary roles. She had se ...

(1868–1940), French actress * David Černý (born 1967), Czech sculptor * Emma Černá (1937–2018), Czech actress * Ervín Černý (1913–2001), Czech scientist *

Franny Černá Franny Černá (born 22 July 1997) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slavia Prague and the Czech Republic national team. Early life Černá was born to Czech parents in Berkeley, California. Her parents migrated to ...

, Czech footballer * Hana Černá (born 1974), Czech swimmer * Harald Cerny (born 1973), Austrian football player * Jakub Černý (born 1987), Czech ice hockey player *

Jan Černý Jan Černý (4 March 1874, in Uherský Ostroh, Moravia, Austria-Hungary – 10 April 1959, in Uherský Ostroh, Czechoslovakia) was a Czechoslovak civil servant The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly ...

(1874–1959), Czechoslovakian politician * Jan Černý-Nigranus (1500–1565), Czech historian *

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 *

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 *

Kamil Černý Kamil Černý (born 20 November 1985) is a Czech ice hockey defenceman playing for HC Tábor of the Czech 2.liga. Černý played 60 games in the Czech Extraliga, playing for HC Karlovy Vary from 2008 to 2010, and for HC Litvínov HC Litvinov ...

(born 1985), Czech ice hockey player *

Karel Černý (art director) Karel Černý (7 April 1922 – 5 September 2014) was a Czech art director and production designer. He won an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''Amadeus''. He died aged 92 in 2014. Selected filmography * '' Black ...

(1922–2014), Czech art director * Klára Černá (born 1985), Czech handball player *

Ladislav Černý Ladislav Černý (13 April 1891 in Plzeň – 13 July 1975 in Dobříš) was a Czech violist and teacher. Biography Černý studied violin at the Prague Conservatory (1906–1912) with Ferdinand Lachner and Jindřich Bastař, and chamber musi ...

(1891–1975), Czech musician * Lenka Černá (born 1966), Czech handball player *

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 *

Milan Černý Milan Černý (born 16 March 1988) is a Czech football player who currently plays for Czech club FK Kosoř. Career Černý began his career with Slavia Prague on youth side, he played his first game in the Gambrinus liga on 14 May 2005 agai ...

(born 1988), Czech footballer *

Miroslava Černá Miroslava Černá (born 16 June 1972 in Žatec) is a former Czech paralympic archer. She won the bronze medal at the Women's team recurve event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralym ...

, Czech archer * Otakar Černý, Czech journalist * Petr Černý (1934–2018), Canadian mineralogist *

Radek Černý Radek Černý (; born 18 February 1974) is a Czech former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played principally for Slavia Prague in the Czech First League between its inception in 1993 and 2005, when he moved to England. Černý spent ...

(born 1974), Czech footballer *

Teodor Černý Teodor Černý (born 18 January 1957) is a retired cyclist from Czechoslovakia. He won a bronze medal in the 4000 m team pursuit At the 1980 Summer Olympics. He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by Czechoslovakia and competed ...

(born 1957), Czech cyclist * Tomáš Černý (born 1985), Czech footballer *

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 philosophic ...

(1905–1987), Czech writer * Václav Černý (footballer) (born 1997), Czech footballer * Věnceslav Černý (1865–1936), Czech artist * Věra Černá (born 1963), Czech gymnast *

Věra Černá (athlete) Věra Černá (12 April 1938 – 5 November 2008) was a Czech athlete. She competed in the women's shot put at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the ...

(1938–2008), Czech athlete *

Vlastimil Černý Vlastimil Černý (born April 7, 1963) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer, who competed for Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he finished in 12th position in the 100-metre butterfly, and in ninth place with ...

(born 1963), Canadian swimmer * Zuzana Černá, Czech tennis player

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Czech-language surnames Slavic-language surnames {{DEFAULTSORT:Cerny

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