Čapek
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Čapek (feminine Čapková; Czech pronunciation: [ˈtʃapɛk], [ˈtʃapkovaː]) is a Czech surname a diminutive of Čáp, literally meaning "little stork". It originated as a nickname of a son whose father had surname or nickname Čáp. Notable people with the surname include:
- František Čapek (1914–2008), Czechoslovak canoeist
- Jan Čapek of Sány (died after 1445), Czech commander of the Hussites
- Josef Čapek (1887–1945), Czech painter and writer
- Josef Čapek (footballer) (1902–1983), Czech footballer
- Karel Čapek (1890–1938), Czech journalist, writer and playwright
- Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod (1860–1927), Czech writer
- Milič Čapek (1909–1997), Czech-American philosopher
- Norbert Čapek (1870–1942) founder of the Unitarian Church in what became Czechoslovakia
- Tereza Čapková (born 1987), Czech athlete
- John Capek, Czech-Australian songwriter
- Irene Capek (1924–2006), Czech Holocaust survivor and MBE recipient
See also
[edit]- All pages with titles containing Capek
- 1931 Čapek
- Brothers Čapek
- Czapek, alternative spelling
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