Novy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The name Novy is a nickname surname, formed from the Czech "novy," which means 'new'. The name was generally used for a "newcomer to a particular region" or "newly settled neighbor" or "a newcomer to the village." Ironically it was also used for a maker of new shoes (not for a repairer of shoes). Novak is the most popular Czech name; and Novotny is the third most common. As the name translates as "newman' some people have Anglicized their name accordingly. The feminine form of the name is Nováková.

Early Origins of the Novy family

The surname Novy was first found in Bohemia and Moravia.

Novy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Novak, Novack, Novac, Nowak, Novacek, Novotny, Novy, Novik and many more.

Early Notables of the Novy family

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Novy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Novy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Vaclav Novy, who landed in Arkansas in 1882 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Novy (post 1700) +

Jim Novy, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1964 2
Helmut Novy (b. 1944), German ice hockey player
Václav Novy, Bohemian track and field athlete
Lili Novy (1885-1958), Slovene poet and translator of poetry
Oldøich Novy (1899-1983), Czech film and theatre actor, director and composer
Tom Novy, DJ and producer from Munich, Germany
Milan Novy (b. 1951), retired Czech ice hockey center

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html