Škoda (feminine: Škodová) is a Czech surname. The Czech word škoda means 'damage', 'harm', and the surname originated as a name for someone who suffered bodily harm or property damage. The surname was first documented in 1433. Notable people with the surname include:
Blanka Škodová (born 1997), Czech ice hockey player Emil von Škoda (1839–1900), Czech engineer and industrialist Hannah Skoda (born 1981), British historian Henri Skoda (born 1945), French mathematician Jarmila Škodová (born 1943), Czech cross-country skier Joseph Škoda (1805–1881), Czech medical doctor Leoš Škoda (born 1953), Czech ski jumper Michal Škoda (born 1988), Czech footballer Milan Škoda (born 1986), Czech footballer Rudolf Skoda (1931–2015), German architect
See also Paul Badura-Skoda (1927–2019), Austrian pianist Eva Badura-Skoda (1929–2021), Austrian musicologist
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