Musil (feminine Musilová) is a Czech surname, which means "he had to", from the past tense of the Czech word ''musit'' (must).
[''Dictionary of American Family Names'']
"Musil Family History"
Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 9 January 2016. The equivalent surname in Polish is ''
Musiał
Musiał or Musial (Polish pronunciation: , feminine: Musiała/ Musiala, plural: Musiałowie) is a Polish surname meaning "he had to", from the past tense of the Polish word .''Dictionary of American Family Names''"Musial Family History" Oxford Univ ...
'', also spelled ''Musial''. Notable people include:
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Alois Musil
Alois Musil (30 June 1868 – 12 April 1944) was a Czech theologian, orientalist, explorer and bilingual Czech and German writer.
Biography
Musil was the oldest son born in 1868 into an poor farming family in Moravia (then Cisleithanian pa ...
(1868–1944), Czech explorer and writer
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Bartolo Musil
Bartolo Musil is an Austrian baritone singer and composer, born in Klagenfurt.
Trained as a composer, pianist, and singer, he has been working as a musician from his early childhood. He studied at the Universities of Vienna, Salzburg and Detmold w ...
(born 1974), Austrian musician
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Bohumil Musil
Bohumil Musil (10 May 1922 – 5 December 1999) was a Czech football player and later manager.
As a player, Musil played for several Czechoslovak clubs, but never gained any success with them. He was far more successful as a football coach. Afte ...
(1922–1999), Czech football player and coach
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Cyril Musil
Cyril Musil (26 November 1907, Studnice – 17 April 1977, Collingwood) was a Czechoslovakian cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s.
Career
Musil won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1933 FIS Nordic World Ski Championsh ...
(1907–1977), Czech skier
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David Musil
David Musil (born April 9, 1993) is a Canadian born-Czech ice hockey player who is currently playing under contract to HC Oceláři Třinec in the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He was a second round selection of the Edmonton Oilers in the 2011 NHL Entry ...
(born 1993), Czech ice hockey player
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Donna Musil
Donna Lynn Musil (born April 15, 1960) is an American documentary filmmaker, writer, and activist exploring the subculture of U.S. military brats.
She wrote and directed the 2006 documentary ''Brats: Our Journey Home'',Musil, Donna; Goodwin, Bet ...
(born 1960), American filmmaker
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Frank Musil
František Musil (born December 17, 1964), more commonly known in North America as Frank Musil, is a Czech former professional ice hockey player who spent several seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota North Stars, C ...
(born 1964), Czech ice hockey player and coach
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Jaromír Musil
Jaromír Musil (; born 28 May 1988 in Prague) is a Czech judoka. He competed in the men's 81 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated in the second round by Sergiu Toma
Sergiu Toma (born 29 January 1987) is a Moldovan-born ...
(born 1988), Czech judoka
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Josef Musil
Josef Musil (3 July 1932 – 26 August 2017) was a Czech volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court unde ...
(born 1932), Czech volleyball player
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Michaela Musilová
Michaela Musilová (born 25 September 1989) is a Czech sport shooter.
Career
Musilová represented the Czech Republic at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in two pistol shooting events, along with her teammate Lenka Maru ...
(born 1989), Czech sport shooter
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Miroslav Musil (born 1950), Czech wrestler
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Pavel Musil
Pavel Musil (born 30 August 1992) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He currently plays for HC Škoda Plzeň in the Czech Extraliga.
Musil made his Czech Extraliga debut playing with HC Pardubice
HC Dynamo Pardubice is a professiona ...
(born 1992), Czech ice hockey player
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Petr Musil
Petr Musil (born 23 September 1981) is a Czech football midfielder. He made over 100 appearances in the Gambrinus liga
The Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, is a Czech professional league for football clu ...
(born 1981), Czech football player
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Robert Musil
Robert Musil (; 6 November 1880 – 15 April 1942) was an Austrian philosophical writer. His unfinished novel, ''The Man Without Qualities'' (german: link=no, Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften), is generally considered to be one of the most important ...
(1880–1942), Austrian writer
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Roman Musil (born 1970), Czech athlete
*Matthew Lee Musil (born 1980), American business magnate, Philosopher
*Francis Jason Musil (born 1976), American janitor, alcoholic, narcissist, sociopath
*Francis Charles Musil (born 1950-2022) American Salesman, alcoholic, narcissist, sociopath
See also
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Musiał
Musiał or Musial (Polish pronunciation: , feminine: Musiała/ Musiala, plural: Musiałowie) is a Polish surname meaning "he had to", from the past tense of the Polish word .''Dictionary of American Family Names''"Musial Family History" Oxford Univ ...
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Musiol
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Czech-language surnames