Slovak Name

Slovak names - consist of given names and the family name. They are very similar to the Czech names.

1 Given name
2 Surnames
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

Given name [link]

Generally may have Christian roots or traditional Slavic pre-Christian origin. Some common given names include:^[1]

male: Bohumil, Vratko, Dobromil, Jaroslav, Ľubomír, Miloslav, Miroslav, Rastislav, Ladislav, etc.

female: Miroslava, Jaroslava, Ľuboslava, Ľubica, Milica, Ľudmila, Dušana, Ružena, Marína, Drahoslava, Katarína, etc.

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 á is a different character from a. For example, Bača is a masculine form while Bačová would be feminine. Because Slovakia also 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:^[2]

derived from professions:

Kováč – smith, Mlynár – miller, Bača – shepherd, 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.