Save Type Region Usage Czech, Slovak Meaning & History From the name of the Slavic tribe of the Czechs, probably derived from the Slavic root čelo meaning "family, tribe". This is the Czech name of Bohemia, while the Czech Republic is called Česko. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootčešiVariantsČesko(Czech) Česko(Slovak) Other Languages & CulturesTsjeggië(Afrikaans) Tjekkiet(Danish) Tsjechië(Dutch) Czechia(English) Tchéquie(French) Tschechien(German) Csehország(Hungarian) Cechia(Italian) Tsjekkia(Norwegian) Czechy(Polish) Tjeckien(Swedish) Surname DescendantsČech, Čechová(Czech) Categories Slavic countries
