Adamec (feminine: Adamcová) is a surname of Czech and Slovak origin. It comes from the personal name Adam and the Czech/Slovak suffix -ec. Pronounced "a-da-mets", it is occasionally Germanized as Adametz.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Austin Adamec (born 1988), American musician
- Jiří Adamec (born 1982), Czech footballer
- Joseph Victor Adamec (1935–2019), American Roman Catholic bishop
- Jozef Adamec (1942–2018), Slovak footballer
- Ladislav Adamec (1926–2007), Czechoslovak prime minister
- Luboš Adamec (born 1959), Czech sport shooter
- Ludwig W. Adamec (1924–2019), American academic and historian
- Petr Adamec (born 1960), Czech swimmer
- Quido Adamec (1924–2007), Czech ice hockey referee
- Zdeněk Adamec (born 1956), Czechoslovak javelin thrower
See also
- All pages with titles containing Adamec
- Adamiec, Polish equivalent of Adamec
References
- Hanks, P. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 3. Oxford University Press, US. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
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