Slovak name
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Slovak names - consist of given name
s and the family name. They are very similar to the Czech names
.
is a different character from a
. For example, Bača is a masculine form while Bačová would be feminine. Because Slovakia has people with German, Hungarian, and other ancestors, some surnames in Slovakia will follow the convention of those languages and not conform to these norms.
Some popular surnames include:
Kováč – smith,
Mlynár – miller,
Bača – shepard,
Rybár – fisher,
Kráľ – king,
Pekár – baker,
Kuchár – cook,
Mäsiar – butcher,
Holič – barber,
Maliar – painter,
Kľúčiar – key maker,
Mečiar – sword maker,
Sklenár – glass maker.
Čierny – black,
Biely – white,
Suchý – dry,
Mokrý – wet,
Slaný – salty,
Smutný – sad,
Šťastný – happy/lucky,
Malý – small,
Široký – wide,
Tichý – quiet,
Surový – raw.
Koreň – root,
Chren – horseradish,
Repa – beet,
Slanina – bacon,
Polievka – soup,
Cibuľka – little onion,
Malina – raspberry,
Dobrovodský – good water,
Holub – pigeon,
Chrobák – beetle,
Komár – mosquito,
Medvedík – little bear,
Koleno – knee,
Mráz – frost,
Okienka – little window,
Otčenáš – our father (as in the “Our Father” prayer),
Bezdeda – without a grandpa,
Dolina – valley,
Kocur – tom cat.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
s and the family name. They are very similar to the Czech names
Czech name
Czech names are composed of a given name and a surname. Surnames used by women differ from their male counterparts.-Given names:In the Czech Republic, names are simply known as jména or, if the context requires it, křestní jména . The singular form is jméno...
.
Given name
Generally may have Christian roots or traditional Slavic pre-Christian origin. Some common given names include:- male: BohumilBohumilBohumil is a Slavic male given name. Means "favoured by God" from the Slavic elements bog god and mil favour. Pronounced baw-huw-MIL. Nicknames are Bob, Bobby, Bohouš, Bohoušek, Bohuš, Mila, Milek, Bogie, Boga, Bozha. Another forms are Bogumił, Bogomil, Bogolyub. Feminine version is Bohumila,...
, Vratko, DobromilDobromil (given name)Dobromil or Dobromił - is a Slavic origin given name meaning: dobro - "good, goodness" and mil/mił - "love, to like, dear". The feminine form is Dobromila/Dobromiła.-List of people with the given name Dobromil/Dobromila:...
, Jaroslav, ĽubomírLubomir (given name)Lubomir, Ljubomir or Lyubomir - is a Slavic given name meaning love and peace, prestige. Feminine forms are: Lubomira and Ljubica.- Nicknames :Lubor, Luboš, Luborek, Lubošek, Borek, Lubo, Ljubo, Ljuba, Ljuban, Ljubiša, Ljupko, Ljupče......
, MiloslavMiloslavMiloslav is a Slavic origin given name. Derived from the Slavic elements mil favour and slav glory. Pronounced MIL-aw-slahf. Nickname is Miloš.- Name variants :*Polish: Miłosław*Slovak, Croatian: Miloslav...
, MiroslavMiroslav (given name)Miroslav is a Slavic name meaning "peace and glory".-List of people with the given name Miroslav:*Miroslav of Croatia, king of Croatia*Miroslav of Hum, Serbian king of Zahumlje*Miroslav of Podgoria, Serbian Zupan of Podgorica...
, RastislavRastislavRastislav or Rostislav was the second known ruler of Moravia . Although he started his reign as vassal to Louis the German, king of East Francia, he consolidated his rule to the extent that after 855 he was able to repel a series of Frankish attacks...
, Ladislav, etc.
- female: Miroslava, Jaroslava, Ľuboslava, Ľubica, Milica, Ľudmila, Dušana, Ružena, Marína, Drahoslava, Katarína, etc.
Surnames
Surnames differ according to gender. Generally feminine form is created by adding suffix "ová" to the masculine form. In some cases a "y"/"ý" at the end of a masculine name is replaced with an "á". Feminine names almost always end in "á" while masculine names almost never do. Note that áÁ
is a letter of the Czech, Faroese, Hungarian, Icelandic, Slovak and Sámi languages. This letter also appears in Dutch, Galician, Irish, Occitan, Portuguese, Spanish, Lakota, Navajo, and Vietnamese as a variant of the letter “a”. Some writers use á incorrectly to denote a quantity, often used on...
is a different character from a
A
A is the first letter and a vowel in the basic modern Latin alphabet. It is similar to the Ancient Greek letter Alpha, from which it derives.- Origins :...
. For example, Bača is a masculine form while Bačová would be feminine. Because Slovakia has people with German, Hungarian, and other ancestors, some surnames in Slovakia will follow the convention of those languages and not conform to these norms.
Some popular surnames include:
- derived from professions:
Kováč – smith,
Mlynár – miller,
Bača – shepard,
Rybár – fisher,
Kráľ – king,
Pekár – baker,
Kuchár – cook,
Mäsiar – butcher,
Holič – barber,
Maliar – painter,
Kľúčiar – key maker,
Mečiar – sword maker,
Sklenár – glass maker.
- derived from adjectives:
Čierny – black,
Biely – white,
Suchý – dry,
Mokrý – wet,
Slaný – salty,
Smutný – sad,
Šťastný – happy/lucky,
Malý – small,
Široký – wide,
Tichý – quiet,
Surový – raw.
- other:
Koreň – root,
Chren – horseradish,
Repa – beet,
Slanina – bacon,
Polievka – soup,
Cibuľka – little onion,
Malina – raspberry,
Dobrovodský – good water,
Holub – pigeon,
Chrobák – beetle,
Komár – mosquito,
Medvedík – little bear,
Koleno – knee,
Mráz – frost,
Okienka – little window,
Otčenáš – our father (as in the “Our Father” prayer),
Bezdeda – without a grandpa,
Dolina – valley,
Kocur – tom cat.