Horvat

See also: horvát and Horvát

Romanian

Etymology

From horvat.

Proper noun

Horvat m (genitive/dative lui Horvat)

1. a surname originating as an ethnonym

References

• Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎^[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Horvat, the older version of Hrvat (“Croat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xǒrʋat/

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Proper noun

Hòrvat m

1. a surname

Statistics

• According to the 2021 Croatian census, Horvat is the 1^st most common surname in Croatia, belonging to 19705 individuals.

Slovene

Etymology

Originates from Croatia as the older version of the word Hrvat (“Croat”). Derived in a similar way: Horvatič.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɔ́ːrʋat/

Proper noun

Hȏrvat m anim (female equivalent Hȏrvatovka)

1. a surname

Inflection

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Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nominative	Hôrvat
genitive	Hôrvata
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	Hôrvat
genitive (rodȋlnik)	Hôrvata
dative (dajȃlnik)	Hôrvatu
accusative (tožȋlnik)	Hôrvata
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	Hôrvatu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	Hôrvatom

Further reading

• “Horvat”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran