Kravets

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proper noun

A surname from the Slavic languages.

OriginUkrainian кравець ← Belarusian кравец ← Slovak kravec →
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Meanings

proper nounKravets (plural Kravetses)

plural Kravetses · alternative Kravec · alternative Kravetz · alternative Kravietz · alternative Kravitz · alternative Krawiec · alternative Krawietz · alternative Krawitz

  1. A surname from the Slavic languages.

Origin

  1. Proto-Slavic*kravьcь
  2. Polishkrawiec“tailor”
  3. Slovakkravec“tailor”
  4. Belarusianкравец“tailor”
  5. Ukrainianкравець“tailor”
  6. EnglishKravets

From Ukrainian кравець (kravecʹ, “tailor”), Belarusian кравец (kravjec, “tailor”), Slovak kravec (“tailor”), or Polish krawiec (“tailor”). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kravьcь.

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APA

Kravets. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kravets

MLA

“Kravets.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kravets. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kravets,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kravets.

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