Dvořák (IPA: [ˈvor̝a:k]) is a common Czech surname. It used to refer to farmers having their own free farm (derived from dvůr (= yard, court, estate). The feminine form is Dvořáková [ˈdvor̝a:kova:]. In English, it is sometimes spelt without diacritics, as Dvorak ([dvoɹæk]).