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Weleminsky

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Origin
Language(s)German
Region of originCzech Republic
Other names
Variant form(s)Velemínský/ Velemínská (Czech)

Weleminsky is a German-language surname. Alternative spellings include Welleminsky and Velemínský (the Czech language variant, for which the female equivalent is Velemínská). The name may refer to:

  • Friedrich Weleminsky (1868–1945), German-speaking physician and scientist from Prague who, in the early 20th century, created an alternative treatment for tuberculosis, tuberculomucin Weleminsky
  • Jenny Weleminsky (née Elbogen; 1882–1957), German-speaking Esperantist and translator from Austria
  • Jiří Velemínský (1933–2008), pioneering Czech plant geneticist
  • Judy Weleminsky (born 1950), British charity chief executive