Family name origins & meanings
- Polish (Rọzek) : nickname from Polish rọzek ‘horn’. This word is found in the idiomatic expression wystawić rọzki ‘to become impertinent’, which is a likely source of the nickname.
- Czech (Rožek) : nickname from the vocabulary word rožek, a diminutive of roh ‘horn’. In Czech dialect this word also means ‘croissant’; as such, it may be a nickname for a baker or pastry chef.