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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Hungarian, Polish, Czech (Salák), and Slovak : from the personal name Salak (Czech Salák), a pet form of the Biblical name Salomon or Salamon (see Solomon).
  • Czech : nickname or occupational name from salák, a Turkish soldier.

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