Kotkas
Family name
Kotkas is an Estonian surname meaning "eagle". Notable people with the surname include:
- Johannes Kotkas (1915–1998), Estonian wrestler
- Kalev Kotkas (born 1960), Estonian politician
- Kalevi Kotkas (1913–1983), Estonian-born Finnish athlete
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Surname list
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Family names derived from the word "eagle"
- North Germanic: Ørn
- West Germanic: Adler, Adelaar, Eagle, Eagles
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- Latin: Aquila
- French: Aigle
- Iberian: Aguila, Águia
- Italian: Aquila
- Romanian: Vultur
- East Slavic: Orel, Orlov, Oryol
- South Slavic: Orao, Orel
- West Slavic: Orel, Orlice, Orlowski, Orzeł
- Baltic: Ērglis, Erelis
- Basque: Arrano
- Estonian: Kotkas
- Finnish: Kotka
- Hungarian: Sas
- Japanese: Washi
- Turkish: Kartal