Kafka

//ˈkɑfkɑ// name

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  1. 1
    A surname from German.
  2. 2
    Franz Kafka (1883–1924), a German-language writer from Prague.

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franz kafka

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"Do you like books written by Franz Kafka?"

Etymology

From German Kafka, from Czech German Kavka (“jackdaw”), from either Upper Sorbian or Lower Sorbian, which are ultimately from the Proto-Slavic *kavъka, imitating the call of a jackdaw. Compare Polish kawka, Czech kavka, Slovene kávka, all meaning “jackdaw”.

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