Václav Machek (8 November 1894, Úhlejov – 26 May 1965, Brno) was a Czech linguist.

[1] In years 1914–1921 (studies were interrupted by World War I) Machek studied Czech and Latin language at Charles University in Prague (his main interest[citation needed] during studies were Baltic languages and etymology).

[1] His scientific work is dedicated to etymology, especially in the Czech and Slovak languages; his etymological studies are always joined with studies of cultural backgrounds.

His most important work is still reprinted, the Etymological Dictionary of Czech and Slovak language (Etymologický slovník jazyka českého a slovenského, 1957, 1968, in later edition, articles about Slovak words were omitted), Czech and Slovak names of plants (Česká a slovenská jména rostlin, 1954); he also collaborated on a project of an unfinished Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages (Etymologický slovník slovanských jazyků, 1973-1980).

[1] Machek's non-monographic works were collected in Sebrané spisy Václava Machka (Prague, 2011).