Král (feminine: Králová) is a Czech surname, meaning 'king'. The surname could have originated in several different ways: as an ironic nickname for someone with a haughty demeanor, a nickname for someone who resembled a king in appearance, a designation for someone who won a competition, etc. A Slovak cognate of the surname is Kráľ. An Anglicised and Germanised version of the surname is Kral. Notable people with the surname include:
Sports
Alex Král (born 1998), Czech footballer Filip Král (born 1999), Czech ice hockey player Jan Král (born 1999), Czech footballer Jaroslav Král (born 1948), Czech boxer Jiří Král (born 1981), Czech volleyball player Josef Král (born 1990), Czech racing driver Lukáš Král (born 1976), Czech ice dancer Matej Král (born 1990), Slovak footballer Miroslav Král (born 1986), Czech footballer Tereza Králová (born 1989), Czech athlete Tomáš Král (born 1992), Czech ice hockey player Vojtěch Král (born 1988), Czech orienteer
Other Ivan Král (1948–2020), Czech musician Johann Král (1823–1912), Czech viola player Lucie Králová (born 1982), Czech dancer and model Oldřich Král (1930–2018), Czech sinologist Petr Král (1941–2020), Czech writer
See also
References