Korec (surname)
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Korec (feminine: Korcová or Korecová) is a Czech and Slovak surname. The word korec used to mean 'container' and referred to a volume measure (indicating the volume of a container), but it is also an old Czech area measure (2,837 m2 (30,540 sq ft)), so the surname may have originated as a designation for someone who had such a large field. There is also the surname Korecký with the same origin.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Evžen Korec (born 1956), Czech businessman
- Ján Chryzostom Korec (1924–2015), Slovak Roman Catholic cardinal
See also
- All pages with titles containing Korec
- Bobby Korecky (born 1979), American baseball player
References
- ↑ "O původu příjmení: Korecký" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2025-09-17.