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Nedvěd Family name 
Pronunciation [ˈnɛdvjɛt] Meaning bear Region of origin Czech Republic and Slovakia Footnotes: [1] Nedvěd (Czech pronunciation: [ˈnɛdvjɛt]) is a Czech surname. It is a variant of the Medved, which means 'bear'.[2] The Czech word for bear is Medvěd.
The following people have the surname Nedvěd:
- Jaroslav Nedvěd (born 1969), Czech professional ice hockey player, brother of Petr
- Karel Nedvěd, Bohemian track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- Miroslav Nedvěd, Czechoslovak slalom canoer
- Pavel Nedvěd (born 1972), retired Czech football (soccer) player
- Petr Nedvěd (born 1971), Czech professional ice hockey player
- Zdeněk Nedvěd (born 1975), Czech professional ice hockey player
- František Nedvěd, Czech singer and songwriter
- Jan Nedvěd, Czech singer and songwriter
See also
- Medved, Slovak surname
- Medvedev, Russian surname
References
- ^ 1990 Census Name Files
- ^ Nedvěd etymology (behindthename.com)
Categories:- Czech-language surnames
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