- A, B -

Adamec - biblical first name Adam
Adler - G Adler = eagle
Andel - Greek angelos = envoy, messenger
Anderle - diminutive G first name Andreas
Anyz - spice (anise)
Arbes - G Arbeis,Erbse = peas
Arnost - G first name Ernest, Ornest = respect, deciveness
August - L adjective augustus = noble; sometimes abbreviation of first name Augustin
Baar,Bar - local name Bor; first name Bartolomej
Babak - member of midwife´s family; timid man
Bajer - G Baier,Bayer = Bavarian
Balaban - hunting-bait
Balbin,Balvin - G first name Baldwin
Bartl - diminutive G first name Bartholomaeus
Bastyr - fish-guard; castle-inhabitant
Becvar - cooper
Behoun - quick man; tramp
Berchtold,Bertold - G beraht = superb and walten = rule
Besta - first name Sebestian
Beyer - see Bajer
Bezdek - adverb bezdeky = involuntary
Bica - first name Vincenc
Bilek - adjective bily = white
Bina - first name Benedikt
Blaschke - see Blazek
Blazek - Greek blasios = clumsy
Bocan - stork
Bocek - illegitimate child; diminutive of old C first name Bok
Bohdal - stork
Bouza - first name Budivoj,Budislav
Brabec - sparrow
Brett - G board
Brettschneider - G board-maker
Brezina - birch wood; local name; clumsy man
Brom - G first name Wolfram,Olbram
Broz - first name Ambroz
Brt,Brtek - ancient C bee-nest inside of tree
Bruna - white horse; kind of mill-wheel
Brzek - ancient C brzy = quick
Burda - big man; first name Burian
Burdych - see Burda
Burian - first name
Busek - diminutive first name Bus,Bohuchval, Budimir,Budislav,Budivoj,Bohuslav
Bysek,Byska - diminutive first name Bys; first name Pribyslav,Zbyhnev

- C, D -

Caba - cabit = cry; pot used to play cubes
Cafourek - ancient C cafur = heretic
Caha - who stays the last one
Cajthaml - ram intended for slaughter
Calda,Calta - ancient C calta = kind of pastry
Carboch - bloated stomach
Carda - clever man; joyful man
Cigler,Ciegler - G Ziegler = brick-maker
Cimrman,Cimerman - G Zimmermann = hewer
Cisler,Cizler - G Ziesler = basket-maker
Coufal - to go backwards
Curda - to grin
Dejl,Deyl - piece of raw iron
Denk - G tenk = left
Devera - ancient C dever = brother-in-law
Divis - Greek first name Dionysios
Dluhos - first name Dluhomil,Dluhoslav,Dluhovoj
Dobes - first name Dobestoj,Dobeslav,Tobias
Dobias - first name Tobias
Dolezal - nickname of idler
Donat - L donatus = presented as gift
Dopita - nickname of drunkard
Dostal - get gift; keep word
Drahorad - who likes to sell at high rate; first name Drahoslav,Drahomil
Drda - fidget
Dospiva,Duspiva - man who drinks too much
Dusek - first name Duchoslav
Dvorak - free farmer
Dvorsky - man from large farm

- E, F -

Eben - G straight
Eber - G wild pig; abb. of G first name Eberhart
Eck,Ek - abb. G first name Eckart; local name in Bavaria or Austria
Eckart - ancient G hard edge
Eichler,Aichler - local name; G Eiche = oak
Exler - G Oechsler = small peasant
Faber - L faber = blacksmith
Faifr,Fajfr - G Pfeifer = fifer
Fait,Fajt,Feit - G first name Veit
Faist,Feist - G feist = fat, greasy
Falber - G falber = fawn
Falta,Faltys,Faltus,Faltys - first name Valentin
Feig,Feik,Fejk- G feig = coward
Fencl - first name Wenzel, Vaclav
Fendrych,Fenrych - G Fahnrich = ensign
Ferbas,Firbas - G vurbaz = forwards, ahead
Fibich - G Fiebich or Viehweg = grassland
Fidler,Fiedler - musician
Fiser,Fischer - G fisherman
Flegel,Flegl,Floegel - G flail
Fogl - G Vogel = bird
Foit,Fojt - first name Veit; village mayor
Foreit,Forejt - G Vorreiter = forerider
Forman - carter
Forst - G Foerster = game-keeper
Freilach - G free forest
Frelich - G frohlich = joyful
Fremuth - G sincerity
Frohlich - G joyful
Fuchs,Fuks,Fuxa - G fox
Fugner - G vuegen = make order