Fiala Explained

Fiala (feminine: Fialová) is a surname of Czech and Slovak origins, meaning "violet".^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Anthony Fiala (1869–1950), American explorer
• Barbara J. Fiala (born 1944), Commissioner of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles
• Benno Fiala von Fernbrugg (1890–1964), Austro-Hungarian fighter ace
• Bohuslav Fiala, retired Czechoslovak slalom canoeist
• Bohuslav Fiala (general) (1890–1964), Czechoslovak brigadier general
• Daniel Fiala (born 1972), Czech former professional tennis player
• Doris Fiala (born 1957), Swiss politician
• Eman Fiala (actor) (1899–1970), Czechoslovak film actor and composer
• Ernst Fiala (automotive engineer) (born 1928), Austrian automotive engineer
• Jakub Fiala (born 1975), former alpine and Olympic skier
• Jan Fiala (born 1956), Czech footballer
• Jean-Pierre Fiala (born 1969), Cameroonian footballer
• Jim Fiala, American chef
• John Fiala (born 1973), retired American football linebacker
• Josef Fiala (1748–1816), composer, musician and pedagogue
• Karel Fiala (1925–2020), Czech operatic tenor and actor
• Karl Fiala (born 1956), former motorcycle speedway rider
• Kevin Fiala (born 1996), Swiss ice hockey player
• Kristina Fialová, Czech classical violist
• Květa Fialová, Czech actress
• Lucie Fialová (born 1988), Czech squash player
• Martin Fiala (born 1968), retired Czech-born German freestyle skier
• Neil Fiala, former Major League Baseball player
• Ondřej Fiala (born 1987), Czech ice hockey player
• Petr Fiala (born 1964), Czech politician, prime minister
• Petr Fiala (senator) (born 1968), Czech senator
• Radek Fiala (born 1986), Czech ice hockey goaltender
• Radim Fiala (born 1969), Czech politician and businessman
• Severin Fiala (born 1985), Austrian filmmaking duo with Veronika Franz
• Stephen Fiala (born 1967), Republican Party lawmaker from New York City
• Tony Fiala (born 1966), Canadian former Olympic biathlete
• Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala (born 1965 and 1985), Austrian filmmaking duo
• Zbyněk Fiala (born 1964), Czech former cyclist
• Zuzana Fialová (born 1974), Slovak actress

See also

• 3695 Fiala (1973 UU4) is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1973
• Beck-Fiala theorem, major theorem in discrepancy theory due to József Beck and Tibor Fiala
• Fiala expedition aka Ziegler Polar Expedition of 1903–1905, a failed attempt to reach the North Pole
• Fialová legie, a paramilitary organization founded in 1936 in Czechoslovakia, which belonged to the Czechoslovak Traders' Party
• Fiola
• Fiałkowo

Notes and References

1. News: Fiala Name Meaning. ancestry.com.