Černý

Černý () (feminine Černá) is Černýa Czech language surname, which means "black". Like many other surnames, this originally made reference to a person's physical qualities, most likely dark hair color. Variants of the name include Cerny and feminine forms Černá in Czech, Čierna in Slovak, and Czarna in Polish.

Cognate surnames in other Slavic-speaking countries include Čierny in Slovak, Czarny in Polish, and Chyorny (Чёрный) in Russian. There also exist Anglicised, Germanised or Polonised forms (Cherny, Tscherny, or Czerny, respectively). Related surnames include Černík, Chernenko, and Chernov.

People

Adolf Černý (1864–1952), Czech writer

Albert Černý, Czech singer and guitarist

Amanda Cerny (born 1991), American internet personality, actress, and model

Andrea Černá, Czech actress

Berthe Cerny (1868–1940), French actress

David Černý (born 1967), Czech sculptor

Emma Černá (1937–2018), Czech actress

Ervín Černý (1913–2001), Czech scientist

Franny Černá, Czech footballer

Hana Černá (born 1974), Czech swimmer

Harald Cerny (born 1973), Austrian football player

Jakub Černý (born 1987), Czech ice hockey player

Jan Černý (1874–1959), Czechoslovakian politician

Jan Černý-Nigranus (1500–1565), Czech historian

Jana Černá, Czech dissident

Jaroslav Černý (Egyptologist) (1898–1970), Czech Egyptologist

Kamil Černý (born 1985), Czech ice hockey player

Karel Černý (art director) (1922–2014), Czech art director

Klára Černá (born 1985), Czech handball player

Ladislav Černý (1891–1975), Czech musician

Lenka Černá (born 1966), Czech handball player

Mark Cerny (born 1964), American programmer

Milan Černý (born 1988), Czech footballer

Miroslava Černá, Czech archer

Otakar Černý, Czech journalist

Petr Černý (1934–2018), Canadian mineralogist

Radek Černý (born 1974), Czech footballer

Teodor Černý (born 1957), Czech cyclist

Tomáš Černý (born 1985), Czech footballer

Václav Černý (1905–1987), Czech writer

Václav Černý (footballer) (born 1997), Czech footballer

Věnceslav Černý (1865–1936), Czech artist

Věra Černá (born 1963), Czech gymnast

Věra Černá (athlete) (1938–2008), Czech athlete

Vlastimil Černý (born 1963), Canadian swimmer

Zuzana Černá, Czech tennis player

See also

Czech name

References

Czech-language surnames

Slavic-language surnames