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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Czech (Podaný) and Slovak (Poddaný) : nickname from the adjective podaný ‘reaching out’, ‘offering a helping hand’.
  • Czech (Podaný) and Slovak (Poddaný) : status name from Czech poddaný ‘retainer’, ‘serf’.

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