Etymology

Crnkovich

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Today it means: A surname from Serbo-Croatian. Full definition →

Serbo-Croatian Crnković ← Slovene Črnkovič
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  1. Slovene · borrowed fromČrnkovič
  2. Serbo-Croatian · borrowed fromCrnković
  3. English todayCrnkovich

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Crnković and Slovene Črnkovič, patronymic from the hypocoristic nickname Crnko, Črnko (“black-haired one”), from črn (“black”).

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