Chmelař (feminine: Chmelařová) is a Czech surname. Chmelár (feminine: Chmelárová) is a Slovak surname. They are derived from the Czech word chmel and the Slovak word chmeľ (i.e. 'hops') and mean 'hop grower', 'hop picker'. Notable people with the surname include:
Aleš Chmelař (born 1987), Czech politician Dana Chmelařová (born 1960), Czech diver Fanny Chmelar (born 1985), German alpine skier Jan Chmelar (born 1981), Swedish ice hockey player Jaroslav Chmelař (born 2003), Czech ice hockey player
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