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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Czech (Růžek) : from the vocabulary word růžek ‘little horn’, a diminutive of roh ‘horn’. In Czech this word also means ‘croissant’; as such, it may be a nickname for a baker or pastry chef.

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