Michalec

English

Etymology

From Czech, Polish, and Slovak Michalec.

Proper noun

Michalec (plural Michalecs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Michalec is the 23515^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1080 individuals. Michalec is most common among White (93.33%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Michalec”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 584.

Anagrams

• alchemic, chemical

Czech

Etymology

From Michal +‎ -ec.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɪxalɛt͡s]

Proper noun

Michalec m anim (female equivalent Michalcová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Michalec (soft masculine animate reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	Michalec	Michalcové
genitive	Michalce	Michalců
dative	Michalcovi	Michalcům
accusative	Michalce	Michalce
vocative	Michalče	Michalcové
locative	Michalcovi	Michalcích
instrumental	Michalcem	Michalci

Further reading

• “Michalec”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈmixalɛt͡s/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈmixalɛt͡s/

Proper noun

Michalec m pers

1. a diminutive of the male given name Michal

Declension

Declension of Michalec (soft o-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Michalec	Michalcě	Michalci, Michalcové
genitive	Michalcě	Michalcú	Michalcóv
dative	Michalcu, Michalcovi	Michalcoma	Michalcóm
accusative	Michalcě	Michalcě	Michalcě
vocative	Michalče	Michalcě	Michalci, Michalcové
locative	Michalcu, Michalcovi	Michalcú	Michalcích
instrumental	Michalcem	Michalcoma	Michalci

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “Michalec”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Polish

Etymology

From Michał +‎ -ec.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈxa.lɛt͡s/
• Rhymes: -alɛt͡s
• Syllabification: Mi‧cha‧lec

Proper noun

Michalec m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Michalec

	singular	plural
nominative	Michalec	Michalcowie
genitive	Michalca	Michalców
dative	Michalcowi	Michalcom
accusative	Michalca	Michalców
instrumental	Michalcem	Michalcami
locative	Michalcu	Michalcach
vocative	Michalcze	Michalcowie

Proper noun

Michalec f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Further reading

• “Michalec”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022