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Covaci is the Romanian form of the name Kovač (Ковач), meaning "forger" or "blacksmith" in Slavic languages.

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Map of Covaci 307377, Romania

Cognates

  • Kovač in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovenia
  • Kovac in the United States and parts of South America was often shortened from a longer last name given out to people who couldn't spell their last name. Example: Dukovac was shortened to Kovac.
  • Koval in Ukraine (also Kovalchuk, Kovalenko, Kovalev)
  • Kowal in Poland (also Kowalczyk, Kowalski)
  • Kovach, the Carpatho-Ruthenian form
  • Kovács, Kováts or Kovách in Hungary
  • Kováč in Slovakia
  • Kovář (also Kováč) in Czech Republic.

    • Notable people

  • Meletie Covaci, Romanian Catholic bishop
  • Nicolae Kovács, Romanian-Hungarian football player and coach
  • Nicu Covaci, Romanian painter, music composer, leader of rock and cult band Phoenix
  • Ştefan Covaci, Romanian football player and coach

    • Places

  • Covaci, a village in Sânandrei commune, Timiș County, Romania
  • Covaci River, tributary of the Olt River in Romania

    • Sports

  • ACS Fortuna Covaci, a Romanian professional football club from Covaci, Timiş County, Romania

    • Other

  • Covaci Solar Park, a thin-film photovoltaic (PV) power system, north of Timişoara, Romania

    • References

    Covaci Wikipedia
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