Kravetz

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginSlovak kravec ← Belarusian кравец ← Ukrainian кравець →
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Meanings

proper nounKravetz (plural Kravetzes)

plural Kravetzes · alternative Kravec · alternative Kravets · alternative Kravietz · alternative Kravitz · alternative Krawiec · alternative Krawietz · alternative Krawitz

  1. A surname.

Origin

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

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

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APA

Kravetz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kravetz

MLA

“Kravetz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kravetz. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kravetz,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kravetz.

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