Swoboda (surname)
Swoboda is a surname of Czech origin. A variant of Svoboda, it is popular mainly among West Slavic nations. In the Czech language, the word's primary meaning is "freedom" or "liberty". As a surname, it used to refer to "free men".
Due to modern Czech orthography, the most common form in the Czech Republic is Svoboda. In the old Czech orthography the name was written Swoboda and this spelling is still preserved in countries where the letter "w" is common, such as Poland or German-speaking countries. Its Slovak version is Sloboda.Notable people with the name
The surname may refer to:
- Ewa Swoboda, a Polish track athlete
- Franz Swoboda, an Austrian footballer
- Hannes Swoboda, an Austrian politician
- Josefine Swoboda, an Austrian portrait painter
- Lary J. Swoboda, an American politician
- Mike Swoboda, the mayor of Kirkwood, Missouri
- Robin Swoboda, an American news anchor
- Ron Swoboda, a former Major League Baseball player
- Rudolf Swoboda, an Austrian painter
Fictional characters
- Larry Swoboda, the defense attorney in John Grisham's novel, Witness to a Trial: A Short Story Prequel to The Whistler
- Wade Swoboda, name of actor Casey Saunder's character in the 1990s TV comedy series Grace Under Fire.
