Novak

See also: novak and Novák

English

Etymology

From Czech Novák, Slovak Novák, Slovene Novak, Serbo-Croatian Nȍvāk, or Polish Nowak.

Proper noun

Novak

  1. A surname​.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Novak is the 980th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 35,461 individuals. Novak is most common among White (95.6%) individuals.

Slovak

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔvak/

Proper noun

Novak m (genitive Novaka) declension pattern chlap

  1. A surname​.

Declension
Declension of Novak
singulare tantum
nominative Novak
genitive Novaka
dative Novakovi
accusative Novaka
locative Novakovi
instrumental Novakom

Further reading
  • Novak in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Slovene

Etymology

From:

  • nov (“new”), for "newcomer to the village".
  • novina (“new arable land”), as an occupational surname for people who used the slash-and-burn method to create new arable land. Derived in a similar way: Novinec.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nɔʋàːk/

Proper noun

Novák m anim

  1. A surname​. By statistics, it's the most common surname in Slovenia.

Inflection
Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nominative Novák
genitive Nováka
singular
nominative Novák
accusative Nováka
genitive Nováka
dative Nováku
locative Nováku
instrumental Novákom
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