Novak
[ˈnoʊ.væk]Meaning
Slavic surname and masculine given name from the word for 'new', usually 'newcomer' or 'novice'
Background Story
Novak and Novák come from the Slavic word for 'new' (Czech nový, Serbo-Croatian nov), and are used as a surname and a masculine given name, with the feminine form Nováková. The name is found in Czech, Slovak, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene and Hungarian, and in most of these languages the stress falls on the first syllable, except in Slovene, where it falls on the second. It is the most common surname in the Czech Republic and Slovenia and the sixth most common in Croatia, and also appears in Romania and Moldova as Novac. A notable bearer is the Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic.
Temperament
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