Repka
English
Etymology
- As a Czech, Slovak, and Lower Sorbian surname, from Slovak Repka and Czech Řepka, from a diminutive of řepa (“beet”), compare Repke, Repa.
- As a Ukrainian surname, Russified from Ripka.
Proper noun
Repka (plural Repkas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Repka is the 30799th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 756 individuals. Repka is most common among White (94.97%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Repka”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrepka]
Proper noun
Repka m pers (female equivalent Repková)
- a male surname
Declension
singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | Repka | Repkovia | Repkovci |
genitive | Repku | Repkov | Repkovcov |
dative | Repkovi | Repkom | Repkovcom |
accusative | Repku | Repkov | Repkovcov |
locative | Repkovi | Repkoch | Repkovcoch |
instrumental | Repkom | Repkami | Repkovcami |
Further reading
- “Repka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025