Doležel
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Doležel (feminine: Doleželová) is a Czech surname. It has its root in the verb doležat / doležet, which meant 'to age' (about food) and 'to live to see'. The surname originated as a nickname for a lazy person. A similar surname with the same etymology is Doležal.[1][2] An Anglicised and Germanised form of the surname is Dolezel. Notable people with the surname include:
- Clint Dolezel (born 1970), American football coach
- Dieter Dolezel (born 1977), German musician
- Jana Doleželová (born 1981), Czech actress and model
- Lubomír Doležel (1922–2017), Czech literary theorist
- Milena Doleželová-Velingerová (1932–2012), Czech sinologist
- Tom Dolezel (born 1984), Canadian rugby union player
See also
- All pages with titles containing Dolezel
References
- ^ "O původu příjmení: Doležel" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2020-10-12. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
- ^ "O původu příjmení: Doležal" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2025-12-23.