Čapek
Čapek (feminine: Čapková; Czech pronunciation: [ˈtʃapɛk]) is a Czech surname. It originated as a diminutive of the surname Čáp, literally meaning 'little stork'.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- František Čapek (1914–2008), Czech canoeist
- Irene Capek (1924–2006), Czech-born Australian politician and Holocaust survivor
- Jan Čapek of Sány (died after 1445), Czech noble and military leader
- John Capek (born 1947), Czech-born Australian-Canadian songwriter
- Josef Čapek (1887–1945), Czech painter and writer
- Josef Čapek (footballer) (1902–1983), Czech footballer
- Karel Čapek (1890–1938), Czech journalist, writer and playwright
- Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod, born Karel Matěj Čapek (1860–1927), Czech writer
- Kateřina Čapková (born 1973), Czech historian
- Milič Čapek (1909–1997), Czech-American philosopher
- Norbert Čapek (1870–1942) founder of the Unitarian Church in what became Czechoslovakia
- Tereza Čapková (born 1987), Czech athlete
See also
- All pages with titles containing Capek
- 1931 Čapek
- Brothers Čapek
- Czapek, alternative spelling
References
- ^ "O původu příjmení: Čapek, Hanák, Kovář, Ševčík, Holý" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2025-08-12.