Meaning & History
Macháňová is a Czech surname, derived as the feminine form of Macháň. The name Macháň comes from the given name Mach, a Czech diminutive of Matěj, which itself is the Czech form of Matthias. In the New Testament, Matthias is the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot (Acts 1:21-26). The root name Matthew ultimately derives from the Hebrew name Mattityahu, meaning 'gift of Yahweh'. While the root Matthias is associated with important historical figures such as Matthias I of Hungary, and Judas appears in the biblical context, Macháňová itself is less common and represents the typical Czech practice of adding the suffix "-ová" to form feminine surnames. It occurs predominantly in the Czech Republic.
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Other Languages & Cultures
(Bulgarian)
Mateev, Mateeva (Catalan)
Mateu (Croatian)
Matić (Serbian)
Matijević (Croatian)
Matković (Danish)
Mathiasen, Matthiasen, Madsen (English)
Madison, Mathews, Mathewson, Matthews, Matthewson (French)
Mathieu (German)
Metz 2 (Norwegian)
Mathisen (Polish)
Mach (Portuguese)
Mateus (Romanian)
Matei (Russian)
Matveev, Matveeva, Matveyev, Matveyeva (Scottish)
Matheson, Mathieson (Slovak)
Macko, Macková (Spanish)
Macías, Mateo, Mateos (Swedish)
Matsson, Mattsson