Czerny is a surname meaning "black" in some

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. It is one of many variant forms, including

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 ...

Černý Černý () (feminine Černá) is a Czech language surname, which means "black".''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 Like many other surnames, this originally made reference to a person's physical qualities, namely dark ha ...

Czernik The surname Chernik, also Chernick, Czernik may refer to: *Alison Chernick, American writer/director and filmmaker *Edward Czernik (b. 1940), Polish athlete *Jonas Chernick (b. 1973), Canadian actor and screenwriter *Oldřich Černík (1921–1 ...

, Cherney, and

Čierny Čierny (, feminine: Čierna ) is a Slovak-language surname, the counterpart of the Czech surname Černý. It may refer to: *Jozef Čierny, Slovak professional ice hockey player *Ladislav Čierny Ladislav Čierny (born November 3, 1974) is a Slo ...

, among others.

People

Notable people with this surname include: * Adalbert Czerny (1863−1941), German pediatrician, co-founder of modern pediatrics *

Carl Czerny Carl Czerny (; 21 February 1791 – 15 July 1857) was an Austrian composer, teacher, and pianist of Czech origin whose music spanned the late Classical and early Romantic eras. His vast musical production amounted to over a thousand works and h ...

(1791−1857), Austrian pianist, composer and teacher * Joseph Czerny (1785-1842), composer, pianist *

George Czerny George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ...

(1766−1817), alternate name of Serbian political leader Karađorđe Petrović *

Halina Czerny-Stefańska Halina Czerny-Stefańska ( �xaˈlina t͡ʂɛrnɨ stɛˈfaj᷉ska31 December 19221 July 2001) was a Polish pianist. Life She studied piano under her father, Stanisław Szwarcenberg-Czerny, as well as with Alfred Cortot at the École Normale de ...

(1922-2001), Polish pianist * Henry Czerny (born 1959), Canadian actor *

Leander Czerny Leander (Franz) Czerny (4 October 1859, Modřice, Moravia – 22 November 1944, Pettenbach, Upper Austria) was an Austrian entomologist mainly interested in Diptera. Biography Czerny, who wrote extensively on Diptera between 1900 and 1939, des ...

(1859−1944), Czech entomologist * Ludwig Czerny (born 1941), German technician, film producer and film director * Marianus Czerny (1896–1985), German experimental physicist *

Michael Czerny Michael F. Czerny (born 18 July 1946) is a Czechoslovakian-born Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development since 23 April 2022, after serving as interim prefect for s ...

(born 1946), Roman Catholic Cardinal * Sabine Czerny, Bavarian primary school teacher * Vincenz Czerny (1842−1916), German surgeon *

Zygmunt Czerny Zygmunt Bronisław Czerny (24 July 1888 – 18 February 1975) was a Polish romance philologist who specialized in the French language. Before World War II, he was a faculty member at the Lviv University and Academy of Foreign Trade in Lwów. Dur ...

(1888–1975), Polish romance philologist

Fictional characters

*Tibor Czerny, a character in the 1939 film ''

Midnight Midnight is the transition time from one day to the next – the moment when the date changes, on the local official clock time for any particular jurisdiction. By clock time, midnight is the opposite of noon, differing from it by 12 hours ...

'' *Czerny, a dog owned by Kanako Sensei in the manga series '' Inubaka'' *Noah Czerny, a character in The Raven Cycle book series by

Maggie Stiefvater Margaret Stiefvater ( ; Hummel) is an American writer of young adult fiction, known mainly for her series of fantasy novels ''The Wolves of Mercy Falls'' and '' The Raven Cycle''. She currently lives in Virginia. Life and career Early life ...

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* 6294 Czerny, minor planet * Hofmann & Czerny (Hofmann-Wien), piano manufacturing company from Austria

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