Mucha (; ; Czech and Slovak feminine: Muchová) is a
Slavic surname, derived from ''mucha'', meaning "
fly".
[''Dictionary of American Family Names'']
"Mucha Family History"
Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 4 January 2016. Mucha is the standard form for males in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and for people of both genders in Poland. In other Slavic countries, the surname may appear as Mukha or Muha.
Mucha may refer to:
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Alphonse Mucha
Alfons Maria Mucha (; 24 July 1860 – 14 July 1939), known internationally as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist. Living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, he was widely known for his distinctly stylized ...
(1860–1939), Czech painter
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Anna Mucha (born 1980), Polish actress
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Barb Mucha (born 1961), American golfer
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Geraldine Mucha (1917–2012), British composer
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Ján Mucha
Ján Mucha (born 5 December 1982) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is also involved in football trade unions as a footballing expert in the media.
Club career
Everton
In January 2010, Mucha signed a pr ...
(born 1982), Slovak football player
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Ján Mucha (footballer, born 1978), Slovak football player
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Ján Mucha (ice hockey) (born 1984), Slovak ice hockey player
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Jan Mucha (speedway rider) (1941–2014), Polish motorcyclist
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Jaroslava Muchová (1909–1986), Czech painter
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Jiří Mucha (1915–1991), Czech writer
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Joanna Mucha
Joanna Mucha (born 12 April 1976) is a Polish liberal politician, economist, member of the Polish Sejm, academic teacher, doctor of economics and from 17 November 2011 to November 2012 Minister of Sport and Tourism of Poland in the government ...
(born 1976), Polish politician
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Josef Mucha (born 1967), Czech football player
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Karolína Muchová
Karolína Muchová (; born 21 August 1996) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 8, achieved on 11 September 2023. Muchová has won one WTA Tour title at the 2019 Korea Open – S ...
(born 1996), Czech tennis player, daughter of Josef
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Kurtis Mucha (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
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Olive Mucha (1915–2006), American swimmer
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Robert Mucha (1890–1959), American boxer
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Rudy Mucha (1918–1982), American football player
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Viktor Mucha (1877–1919), Austrian doctor
See also
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IS-2 Mucha, a single-seat training glider
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SZD-22 Mucha Standard, a single-seat glider
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''Mucha'' (fly) a genus of flies in the family Sepsidae
References
{{surname, Mucha, Muchova
West Slavic-language surnames
Czech-language surnames
Polish-language surnames