Král (surname)

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: