Krawitz

English

Alternative forms

(surname): Kravec, Kravets, Kravetz, Kravietz, Kravitz, Krawiec, Krawietz

Etymology

From Polish krawiec (“tailor”), Slovak kravec (“tailor”), Belarusian кравец (kravjec, “tailor”), or Ukrainian кравець (kravecʹ, “tailor”). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kravьcь.

Proper noun

Krawitz

A surname from the Slavic languages.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Krawitz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 350.

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