Slezak

SlezakOrigin

Word/name| Czech language
Meaning| derived from slezsko, meaning "Silesia"
Region of origin| Silesia
Other names
Variant form(s)| Slezák, Ślęzak and Ślężak

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Slezak is a Czech, Slovak and Polish surname, which originally meant a person from Silesia, derived from the Czech word slezsko.[1] Variants of the name include Ślązak, Slezák, Ślęzak, Slenzak, Szlezák, and Szlazak. The name may refer to:

* Dalibor Slezák (born 1970), Czech football player
* Erika Slezak (born 1946), American actress
* Janusz Ślązak (1907–1985), Polish rower
* Jim Slezak (born 1966), American politician
* John Slezak (1896–1984), American businessman
* Katarina Krpež Slezak (born 1988), Serbian handballer
* Leo Slezak (1873–1946), Czech opera singer
* Margarete Slezak (1901-1953), Austrian actress
* Ron Slenzak (born 1948), American photographer
* Victor Slezak (born 1957), American actor
* Walter Slezak (1902–1983), Austrian actor
* Zoltán Szlezák (born 1967), Hungarian footballer

## References[edit]

1. ^ Dictionary of American Family Names. "Slezak Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 16 January 2016.

## See also[edit]

* All pages with titles containing Slezak
* All pages with titles containing Slazak

Surname list

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