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‘Kadlec’ is a fairly common surname in the Czech Republic. It is derived from the ancient form of the family name, ‘Tkadlec’, which translates as ‘weaver’, as in the occupation of weaving to create fabric. The Czech word ‘tkadlec’ is the noun for ‘weaver’; the word ‘tkat’ is the verb for ‘weave’ in Czech. The Slavic words for weaver are ‘tkač’ or ‘tkalac’; in Serbo‐Croatian ‘tkati’ means ‘to weave’; in Russian ‘tkat' means ‘weave’; and in Slovak ‘tkáč’ is the term for ‘weaver’...