Hošek

Hošek is a Czech and Jewish surname. It has several parallel etymologies, as a diminutive for Hoch (boy/lad), or Hodislav (Czech first name) or as a variant of the Czech equivalent for Joshua. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Chaviva Hošek (born 1946), Jewish Canadian academic, feminist and former politician
 * Helga Hošková-Weissová, Czech painter
 * Jan Hošek (born 1989), Czech football player
 * Karel Anton Hošek, Czech adventurer and revolutionary
 * Petr Hošek (21st century), Czech guitarist and bassist
 * Petr Hošek (Czech footballer) (born 1989), Czech football forward
 * Václav Hošek, Czech athlete