Krejčí

Krejčí (feminine: Krejčová or Krejčí)[a] is a Czech surname. In modern Czech, it means 'tailor', but originally it was a designation for a cloth merchant (from krájet = 'to cut' [cloth]).[2] Notable people with the surname include:

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Krejci
  • All pages with titles containing Krejcova
  • 29473 Krejčí, a main belt asteroid
  • Krejci Dump, a now defunct dump in Ohio

Notes

  1. ^ Krejčí, just like other surnames ending with , are an uncommon example of a Czech surname that allows the same form for both masculine and feminine genders. However, Krejčová is more common. The inflected form Krejčová is also associated with the surname Krejča, which is however significantly less common in the population.[1]

References

  1. ^ Kuchař, Jaroslav (1971). "K přechylování příjmení Krejčí". Naše řeč (in Czech). Institute of the Czech Language. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  2. ^ "O původu příjmení: Krejča" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2025-10-15.