Etymology

Krnov

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Today it means: An Upper Silesian town on the River Opava in the northeastern Czech Republic, near the Polish border. Full definition →

Czech Krnov
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  1. Czech · derived fromKrnov
  2. English todayKrnov

From the Czech Krnov, first attested in 1240 as Kyrnow, from the personal name Krn + the archaic placename suffix -óv.

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