Krejci as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Krejci

What is the meaning of the name Krejci ?

The baby name Krejci is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Czech: [ˈkrɛj.tʃi]; English respelling: KRAY-chee.

Krejci is Czech in Origin.

Krejci is the diacritic-free form of Czech Krejčí, an occupational surname meaning “tailor.” The term comes from the Slavic root kroj-/krojit (“to cut, shape cloth”), echoed in Czech kroj (“folk costume”). Most common across Bohemia and Moravia, the name parallels English Taylor and German Schneider. In Czech it is pronounced roughly KREY-chee; in English use of the unmarked Krejci varies between KREY-chee and KREY-jee.

As a given name, Krejci is a modern, rare, surname-style choice, used chiefly in English-speaking countries and influenced by the visibility of Czech hockey star David Krejci. Variants and close surname forms include Krejčí and Krejčíř (Czech), Krajčí and Krajčír/Krajcir (Slovak); related surnames with the same meaning are Polish Krawiec and Hungarian Szabó. The name carries the crafted, industrious sense of “tailor” and can suit any gender, though it currently skews masculine in usage.

⚙ Krejci is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Krejci appears only 6 times in total — found in 2 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.