Votava

See also: votava

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech Votava.

Proper noun

Votava (plural Votavas)

1. A surname from Czech.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Votava is the 35203^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 640 individuals. Votava is most common among White (97.97%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Votava”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Czech

Etymology

From river name Otava.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvotava]

Proper noun

Votava m anim (female equivalent Votavová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Votava (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	Votava	Votavové
genitive	Votavy	Votavů
dative	Votavovi	Votavům
accusative	Votavu	Votavy
vocative	Votavo	Votavové
locative	Votavovi	Votavech
instrumental	Votavou	Votavy

Further reading

• “Votava”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

German

Alternative forms

• Wotawa

Etymology

From Czech Votava.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔtava/

Proper noun

Votava m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Votavas or (with an article) Votava, feminine genitive Votava, plural Votavas)

1. a surname