English Explanatory Dictionary

Kravitz

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from the Slavic languages.

Word forms

Kravitz Kravitzes Kravec Kravets Kravetz Kravietz Krawiec Krawietz Krawitz

Etymology

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

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