My name is Dubravko Hlad and I’m from the Croatian branch of the Hlad, currently living in Barcelona, Spain.
My granpa was born in Croatia but his father migrated in 19th century from the Czech or Slovak part of then Austro-Hungarian empire. Somebody told me there is a village or town near the Prague (now Czech Republic) called Hlady.
I would like to know if the word HLAD has any meaning in slovak or czech language.
It does in croat language: HLAD is a word used to describe refreshing area in the shadow (of a tree).