Černý
Černý (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtʃɛrniː]) (feminine Černá) is a Czech language surname, which means "black".[1] Like many other surnames, this originally made reference to a person's physical qualities, namely dark hair colour or perhaps darker complexion. Variants of the name include Cerny and feminine forms Černá in Czech, Čierna in Slovak, and Czarna in Polish.
Cognate surnames in other Slavic-speaking countries include Čierny in Slovak, Czarny in Polish, and Chyorny (Чёрный) in Russian. There also exist Anglicised, Germanised or Polonised forms (Cherny, Tscherny, or Czerny, respectively). Related surnames include Černík, Chernenko, and Chernov.
People
- Adolf Černý (1864–1952), Czech writer
- Amanda Cerny (born 1991), American internet personality, actress, and model
- Andrea Černá, Czech actress
- Berthe Cerny (1868–1940), French actress.
- David Černý (born 1967), Czech sculptor
- Emma Černá (1937–2018), Czech actress
- Ervín Černý (1913–2001), Czech scientist
- Hana Černá (born 1974), Czech swimmer
- Harald Cerny (born 1973), Austrian football player
- Jakub Černý (born 1987), Czech ice hockey player
- Jan Černý (1874–1959), Czechoslovakian politician
- Jan Černý-Nigranus (1500–1565), Czech historian
- Jana Černá, Czech dissident
- Jaroslav Černý (Egyptologist) (1898–1970), Czech Egyptologist
- Karel Černý (art director) (1922–2014), Czech art director
- Klára Černá (born 1985), Czech handball player
- Ladislav Černý (1891–1975), Czech musician
- Lenka Černá (born 1966), Czech handball player
- Mark Cerny (born 1964), American programmer
- Milan Černý (born 1988), Czech footballer
- Miroslava Černá, Czech archer
- Petr Černý (1934–2018), Canadian mineralogist
- Radek Černý (born 1974), Czech footballer
- Teodor Černý (born 1957), Czech cyclist
- Tomáš Černý (born 1985), Czech footballer
- Václav Černý (1905–1987), Czech writer
- Václav Černý (footballer) (born 1997), Czech footballer
- Věnceslav Černý (1865–1936), Czech artist
- Věra Černá (born 1963), Czech gymnast
- Věra Černá (athlete) (1938–2008), Czech athlete
- Vlastimil Černý (born 1963), Canadian swimmer
See also
References
- ^ Behind the Name. "Surname Cerny". Retrieved on 26 January 2016.
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