Covaci is the
Romanian form of the name
Kovač (Ковач), meaning "forger" or "blacksmith" in
Slavic languages.
Cognates
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Kovač in
Croatia,
Bosnia-Herzegovina
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,
Serbia,
Slovakia, the
Czech Republic and
Slovenia
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Kovac in the United States and parts of South America was often shortened from a longer last name given out to people who couldn't spell their last name. Example: Dukovac was shortened to Kovac.
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Koval
Koval may refer to:
*Koval (surname)
*Koval Distillery, a craft distillery in Chicago, Illinois
Fiction
*Funky Koval, a 1980s Polish comic book
*Koval, a Romulan in Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges (''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'')
See also
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* Kow ...
in
Ukraine (also
Kovalchuk,
Kovalenko,
Kovalev)
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Kowal in
Poland (also
Kowalczyk,
Kowalski)
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Kovach, the
Carpatho-Ruthenian form
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Kovács
Kovács or Kovacs, meaning blacksmith, is one of the most common Hungarian family names.
History
The name is found in Hungary and Hungarian expatriate communities. There are similar names with the Kováts or Kovách spellings. The name means "bl ...
, Kováts or Kovách in
Hungary
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Kováč
Kováč, feminine: Kováčová, is a surname in Slovakia.
It may refer to:
; Kováč
* Alan Kováč (born 1993), Slovak footballer
* Dušan Kováč (born 1942), Slovak historian
* Ervín Kováč (1911–1972), Slovak footballer
* Henrich K ...
in
Slovakia
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Kovář
Kovář (; meaning "smith"; feminine Kovářová ) is a Czech surname.
Kovář or Kovar may refer to:
* Daniela Kovářová (born 1964), Czech politician
* Dennis G. Kovar, American physicist
* František Kovář (1888–1969), Czech Hussite bi ...
(also Kováč) in
Czech Republic.
Notable people
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Ion Covaci
Ion Covaci (19 April 1945 – 14 November 1973), also known as Ianos Kovacs or János Kovács, was a Romanian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Covaci also won four national senior titles.
De ...
, also known as Ianos Kovacs or János Kovács, Romanian boxer
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Iosif Covaci
Iosif Covaci (born 2 December 1912, date of death unknown) was a Romanian alpine skier. He competed in the men's combined event at the 1936 Winter Olympics
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: I ...
, Romanian alpine skier
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Meletie Covaci
Meletie Covaci (1707 – 11 April 1775) was an ethnic Romanian Catholic bishop in the Habsburg monarchy.
Biography
Born in Naousa, Macedonia, of a family of Aromanian origin, Covaci fled to the north of the Danube and was ordained priest on ...
, Romanian Catholic bishop
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Nicolae Kovács, Romanian-Hungarian football player and coach
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Nicu Covaci
Nicolae (Nicu) Covaci (born 19 April 1947 in Timișoara, Romania) is a Romanian guitarist, painter, and music composer. He is best known as the leader and founding member of Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to th ...
, Romanian painter, music composer, leader of rock and cult band Phoenix
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Ştefan Covaci, Romanian football player and coach
Places
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Covaci, a village in
Sânandrei commune,
Timiș County,
Romania
Sports
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ACS Fortuna Covaci, a Romanian professional football club from Covaci, Timiș County, Romania
Other
* Covaci Solar Park, a thin-film photovoltaic (PV) power system, north of Timișoara, Romania
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Slavic-language surnames
Romanian-language surnames