Hladik Family History
Hladik Name Meaning
Czech and Slovak (Hladík):: occupational name for a finisher or polisher of furniture from a derivative of Czech hladit Slovak hladiť ‘to polish or burnish’ from hladký ‘smooth’; in Czech the word hladík is also a technical term in carpentry denoting a kind of rasp or plane. nickname from hladký ‘smooth’ (see Hladky ) + the diminutive suffix -ík.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022