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Jarek - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Jarek

[ syll. ja-rek, jar-ek ] The boy name Jarek is pronounced as YAARehK KEY. Jarek is used chiefly in the Czech and Polish languages, and it is derived from Slavonic origins. The name developed as the diminutive of Slavic names starting with the element 'jaro' (spring) or 'jary' (strong, fierce). The name Jarka (Czech) is the female form of Jarek.

In addition, Jarek is a pet form of the name Jaromil (Czech) in the Czech and Polish languages.

Jarek is also a pet form of the name Jaroslav (Czech and Slavic) in the Czech and Polish languages. Jarousek (Czech pet form) is a variant of Jarek.

Jarek is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Jarek include Jurek (Polish), Jurka (Polish), Urek (Czech), Yerik (Russian), Yorick (English and Scandinavian), Yorrick (English and Scandinavian), Yurik (Russian), Yurko (Russian), Jarousek (Czech), Jorck (Scandinavian), Urias (Greek and Spanish), York (Scandinavian and English), and Yorke (English).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Jarek: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"


 
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