Čech

Čech is a Czech surname meaning 'inhabitant of Bohemia', 'Czech'. The surname was given to the Czech (Bohemian) people abroad, in Moravia and in the German-speaking regions of Bohemia. The surname could also have originated as an abbreviation of the given name Čechoslav. The German-language counterpart of the name is Böhm. Notable people with the surname include:Dana Čechová, Czech table tennis player Donovan Cech, South African rower Eduard Čech (1893–1960), Czech mathematician Filip Čech, Czech ice hockey player František Čech, Czech footballer František Ringo Čech, Czech musician and politician Heda Čechová (1928–2020), Czech television anchorwoman, radio presenter and politician Karel Čech (1844–1913), Czech opera singer Kateřina Čechová, Czech athlete Marek Čech, Czech footballer Marek Čech, Slovak footballer Martin Čech (1976–2007), Czech ice hockey player Miya Cech, American actress Olga Čechová (1925–2010), Czech printmaker Petr Čech, Czech footballer Petr Čech (hurdler) (1944–2022), Czech hurdler Soňa Čechová (1930–2007), Slovak translator Svatopluk Čech (1846–1908), Czech writer, journalist and poet Thomas Cech, American chemist Vladimír Čech (1951–2013), Czech actor, presenter and politician