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English word origin

Etymology of Pac

Various origins: * Borrowed from Polish Pac, a hypocoristic short form of several personal names, such as Paweł or Pakosław. * Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Pač, Páč, from a short form of the personal name Pačeslav. * B

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Source etymology 1

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A surname.

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Various origins: * Borrowed from Polish Pac, a hypocoristic short form of several personal names, such as Paweł or Pakosław. * Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Pač, Páč, from a short form of the personal name Pačeslav. * Borrowed from Spanish Pac, a topographic surname from pac (“farmstead”). * Guatemalan surname, from a Castilianized form of a local Mayan word meaning "wooden spoon".

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  • Borrowed-form mentionPacpl
  • Borrowed-form mentionPačsk
  • Borrowed-form mentionPaces
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