Doležal

Doležal (feminine: Doležalová) is a Czech surname. It has its root in the verb / , which meant 'to age' (about food) and 'to live to see'. The surname originated as a nickname for a lazy person. A germanised form of the surname is Doleschal. Notable people with the surname include:

*Bogumir Doležal (1889–1959), Croatian sportsman and journalist *Bohumil Doležal (born 1940), Czech literary critic and politician *František Doležal (1913–?), Czech boxer *Greg Dolezal (born 1978), American politician *Josef Doležal (1920–1990), Czech athlete *Joshua Dolezal (born 1975), American academic and writer *Jiří Doležal (ice hockey, born 1963), Czech ice hockey player *Jiří Doležal (ice hockey, born 1985), Czech ice hockey player *Lucie Doležalová (born 1977), Czech medievalist and philologist *Marie Doležalová (born 1987), Czech actress *Martin Doležal (footballer, born 1980), Czech footballer *Martin Doležal (footballer, born 1990), Czech footballer *Michal Doležal (footballer) (born 1977), Czech footballer *Michal Doležal (ski jumper) (born 1978), Czech ski jumper *Rachel Dolezal (born 1977), American civil rights activist *Riley Dolezal (born 1985), American javelin thrower *Rudi Dolezal (born 1958), Austrian film director and film producer *Rudolf Doležal (1916–2002), Czech sculptor and medalist *Sanja Doležal (born 1963), Croatian singer *Tomáš Doležal (born 1990), Czech ice hockey player *Zdeněk Doležal (born 1931), Czech pair skater *Zuzana Doležalová (born 1980), Czech snowboarder Provided by Wikipedia