Covaci
title: "Covaci" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["slavic-language-surnames", "romanian-language-surnames"] topic_path: "general/slavic-language-surnames" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covaci" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
Covaci is the Romanian form of the name Kovač (Ковач), meaning "forger" or "blacksmith" in Slavic languages.
Cognates
- Kovač in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovenia
- Kovac in the United States
- Koval in Ukraine (also Kovalchuk, Kovalenko, Kovalev)
- Kowal in Poland (also Kowalczyk, Kowalski)
- Kovach, the Carpatho-Ruthenian form
- Kovács, Kováts or Kovách in Hungary
- Kováč in Slovakia
- Kovář (also Kováč) in the Czech Republic
Notable people
- Ion Covaci, also known as Ianos Kovacs or János Kovács, Romanian boxer
- Iosif Covaci, Romanian alpine skier
- Meletie Covaci, Romanian Catholic bishop
- Nicolae Covaci, Romanian-Hungarian football player and coach
- Nicu Covaci, Romanian painter, music composer, leader of rock and cult band Phoenix
- Ştefan Covaci, Romanian football player and coach
- Gheorghe Covaciu, Romanian handballer
Places
- Covaci, a village in Sânandrei commune, Timiș County, Romania
- Covacipeter, a villiage in Gheorgheni city, Harghita County, Romania
Sports
- ACS Fortuna Covaci, a Romanian professional football club from Covaci, Timiș County, Romania
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