Hynek is a Czech masculine given name and a surname (feminine: Hynková). It originated as a shortened form of the German given name Heinrich. Notable people with the name include:
Given name Hynek Bartoň (born 2004), Czech tennis player Hynek Berka of Dubá ( – 1348), Czech nobleman Hynek Bílek (born 1981), Czech ice dancer Hynek Blaško (born 1955), Czech military leader and politician Hynek Boček of Poděbrady (?–1426), Czech nobleman Hynek Bočan (born 1938), Czech film director and screenwriter Hynek Čermák (born 1973), Czech actor Hynek Fajmon (born 1968), Czech politician Hynek Hanza (born 1977), Czech politician Hynek Hromada (1935–2012), Czech sport shooter Hynek Kmoníček (born 1962), Czech diplomat and politician Hynek Krušina of Lichtenburg (1392–1454), Czech military leader Karel Hynek Mácha (1810–1836), Czech poet Hynek Martinec (1980), Czech-British painter Hynek Zohorna (born 1990), Czech ice hockey player
Surname Jaroslav Hynek (born 1975, Czech football player and manager Jiří Hynek (born 1960), Czech business manager and politician Joel Hynek, American visual effects artist J. Allen Hynek (1910–1986), American astronomer, professor and ufologist Kristián Hynek (born 1980), Czech mountain bike racer
See also
1842 Hynek, an asteroid
References