the etymology and history of first names
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Czech and Slovak Names
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The names listed here are used in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. See also about Czech and Slovak names.
ADÉLA f Czech
Czech form of ADELA
ADRIANA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, English
Feminine form of ADRIAN
AGATA f Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian
Cognate of AGATHA
ALBÍNA f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of ALBINA
ALENA f German, Czech, Slovak
Short form of MAGDALENA or HELENA
ALEŠ m Czech, Slovene
Pet form of ALEXEJ or ALEKSANDER
ALEXANDER m English, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovak
From the Greek name Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, help" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος)... [more]
ALEXANDR m Czech
Czech form of ALEXANDER
ALEXANDRA f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]
ALEXEJ m Czech
Czech form of ALEXIUS
ALICA f Slovak
Slovak form of ALICE
ALOIS m German, Czech
German and Czech form of ALOYSIUS
ALOJZ m Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of ALOYSIUS
ALOJZIA f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of ALOYSIUS
ALŽBĚTA f Czech
Czech form of ELIZABETH
ALŽBETA f Slovak
Slovak form of ELIZABETH
AMÁLIA f Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak
Hungarian, Portuguese and Slovak form of AMALIA
AMÁLIE f Czech
Czech form of AMALIA
ANASTÁZIA f Slovak
Slovak form of ANASTASIA
ANASTÁZIE f Czech
Czech form of ANASTASIA
ANDĚL m Czech
Czech form of ANGEL
ANDĚLA f Czech
Czech form of ANGELA
ANDREA (2) f English, German, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Scandinavian
Feminine form of ANDREW
ANDREJ m Slovene, Czech, Croatian
Slovene, Czech and Croatian form of ANDREW
ANETA f Czech
Czech pet form of ANNA
ANNA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Catalan, Breton, Biblical
Latinate form of HANNAH... [more]
ANTONIE f Czech
Czech feminine form of ANTHONY
ANTONÍN m Czech
Czech form of Antoninus (see ANTONINO)... [more]
APOLENA f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of APOLLONIA
ARTUR m German, Portuguese, Galician, Russian, Slovene, Polish, Czech, Romanian
Cognate of ARTHUR
AUGUSTÍN m Slovak, Czech
Slovak and Czech form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE).
AUREL m German, Romanian, Czech, Slovak
German, Romanian, Czech and Slovak form of AURELIUS
BARBORA f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of BARBARA
BARTOLOMĚJ m Czech
Czech form of BARTHOLOMEW
BARTOLOMEJ m Slovak
Slovak form of BARTHOLOMEW
BEDRICH m Czech
Czech form of FREDERICK
BENEDIKTA f German, Czech
German and Czech feminine form of BENEDICT
BERTA f Polish, Czech, Hungarian, German, Spanish, Italian, Slovene
Form of BERTHA
BLANKA f Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian
Czech, Slovak, Polish and Hungarian form of BLANCHE
BLAŽEJ m Czech
Czech form of BLAISE
BOHDAN m Czech, Ukrainian
Czech and Ukrainian form of BOGDAN
BOHUMIL m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of BOGUMIŁ
BOHUMILA f Czech
Czech feminine form of BOGUMIŁ
BOHUMÍR m Czech, Slovak
Means "God is peaceful" from the Slavic elements bog "god" and mir "peace".
BOHUSLAV m Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian
Czech, Slovak and Ukrainian form of BOGUSŁAW
BOHUSLAVA f Czech, Ukrainian
Feminine form of BOHUSLAV
BOLESLAV m Russian, Czech, Slovak
Russian, Czech and Slovak form of BOLESŁAW
BOLESLAVA f Russian, Czech
Russian and Czech feminine form of BOLESŁAW
BONIFÁC m Czech
Czech form of Bonifatius (see BONIFACE).
BOŽENA f Czech
Feminine pet form of BOŽIDAR
BOŽIDAR m Czech, Slovene
Means "divine gift" from the Slavic elements bozy "divine" and dar "gift".
BRANISLAV m Serbian, Slovak, Czech, Slovene
Serbian, Slovak, Czech and Slovene form of BRONISŁAW
BRANISLAVA f Serbian, Slovak, Czech
Serbian, Slovak and Czech feminine form of BRONISŁAW
BRAŇKA f Slovak
Slovak pet form of BRANISLAVA
BRANKO m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak
Short form of BRANISLAV or BRANIMIR
BRONISLAV m Czech, Slovak, Russian
Czech, Slovak and Russian form of BRONISŁAW
BRONISLAVA f Czech, Slovak, Russian
Czech, Slovak and Russian feminine form of BRONISŁAW
CECÍLIA f Portuguese, Slovak
Portuguese and Slovak form of CECILIA
CECÍLIE f Czech
Czech form of CECILIA
CECILIE f Norwegian, Danish, Czech
Norwegian, Danish and Czech form of CECILIA
CENEK m Czech
Pet form of VINCENC
CTIBOR m Czech
Czech form of CZCIBOR
CYRIL m English, Czech, Slovak
From the Greek name Κυριλλος (Kyrillos) which was derived from Greek κυριος (kyrios) "lord"... [more]
DALIBOR m Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Slavic elements dal meaning "far away" and borit meaning "to fight".
DANA (1) f Polish, Czech, Romanian, German
Feminine form of DAN (1) or DANIEL
DANICA f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Czech
From a Slavic word meaning "morning star".
DANIEL m English, Jewish, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Biblical
From the Hebrew name דָנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge"... [more]
DANIELA f German, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene
Feminine form of DANIEL
DARINA (2) f Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic element dar meaning "gift".
DARJA f Slovene, Czech
Slovene and Czech form of DARIA
DÁVID m Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of DAVID
DAVID m English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Slovene, German, Scandinavian, Biblical
Possibly derived from Hebrew דוד (dvd) meaning "beloved"... [more]
DENISA f Czech, Slovak, Romanian
Feminine form of DENIS
DOBROMIL m Czech
Means "kind grace" from the Slavic elements dobro "good, kind" and mil "grace".
DOMINIK m Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Polish, German, Hungarian
Cognate of DOMINIC
DOMINIKA f Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Russian, Polish
Feminine form of DOMINIC
DOROTA f Polish, Czech, Slovak
Polish, Czech and Slovak form of DOROTHEA
DRAHOMÍR m Czech
Czech form of DRAGOMIR
DRAHOMÍRA f Czech
Czech feminine form of DRAGOMIR
DRAHOSLAV m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of DRAGOSLAV
DRAHOSLAVA f Czech
Czech feminine form of DRAGOSLAV
DUŠAN m Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovak, Slovene
Derived from Slavic dusha meaning "soul, spirit".
DUŠANA f Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovak
Feminine form of DUŠAN
EDITA f Czech, Slovene, Lithuanian
Czech, Slovene and Lithuanian form of EDITH
EDUARD m German, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Catalan
Cognate of EDWARD
EDVARD m Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene, Czech
Cognate of EDWARD
ELIŠKA f Czech
Czech pet form of ELIZABETH
EMIL m German, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, English
From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".
EMÍLIA f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
EMÍLIE f Czech
Czech feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
ERIK m Scandinavian, Czech, Slovene, German
Cognate of ERIC... [more]
ERIKA f German, Scandinavian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene
Cognate of ERICA
ESTER f Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Finnish
Cognate of ESTHER
ESTERA f Polish, Slovak
Polish and Slovak form of ESTHER
EUGEN m German, Romanian, Czech, Slovak
German, Romanian, Czech and Slovak form of EUGENE
EVA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Russian
Latinate form of EVE, and a variant Russian transcription of YEVA.
EVŽEN m Czech
Czech form of EUGENE
FERDINAND m German, French, Czech, Slovene
From Ferdinando, the old Spanish form of a Visigothic name composed of the Germanic elements frið "peace" and nanð "daring, brave"... [more]
FILIP m Scandinavian, Dutch, Czech, Bulgarian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Hungarian, Romanian
Cognate of PHILIP
FILIPA f Portuguese, Serbian, Croatian, Polish, Czech
Feminine form of PHILIP
FRANTIŠEK m Czech
Czech form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).
FRANTIŠKA f Czech
Feminine form of FRANTIŠEK
GABRIELA f Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, German, Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of GABRIEL
HANA (2) f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of HANNAH
HAVEL m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of GALLUS
HEDVIGA f Slovak
Slovak form of HEDWIG
HEDVIKA f Czech, Slovene
Czech and Slovene form of HEDWIG
HELENA f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Slovene, English
Latinate form of HELEN
HONZA m Czech
Czech pet form of JAN (1)
IGNÁC m Hungarian, Czech
Hungarian and Czech form of IGNATIUS
IRENA f Polish, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Dutch, Lithuanian
Latinate form of IRENE
IRENKA f Polish, Czech
Polish and Czech pet form of IRENA
IVA f Czech, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Short form of IVANA
IVAN m Russian, Czech, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Cognate of JOHN... [more]
IVANA f Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Feminine form of IVAN
IVANKA f Czech, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Pet form of IVANA
IVETA f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of YVETTE
IVONA f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of YVONNE
IZABELA f Polish, Czech
Polish and Czech form of ISABELLA
JÁCHYM m Czech
Czech form of JOACHIM
JAKUB m Polish, Czech
Polish and Czech form of JACOB
JÁN m Slovak
Slovak form of JOHANNES
JAN (1) m Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, German
Form of JOHANNES... [more]
JANA f Dutch, German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Feminine form of JAN (1)
JAREK m Polish, Czech
Pet form of Slavic names beginning with jaro "spring".
JARKA f Czech
Feminine form of JAREK
JARMIL m Czech
Variant of JAROMIL
JARMILA f Czech
Feminine form of JAROMIL
JAROMIL m Czech
Derived from the Slavic elements jaro "spring" and mil "favour".
JAROMÍR m Czech
Derived from the Slavic elements jaro "spring" and mir "peace".
JAROSLAV m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of JAROSŁAW
JAROSLAVA f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of JAROSŁAW
JINDŘICH m Czech
Czech form of HENRY
JIŘÍ m Czech
Czech form of GEORGE
JIŘINA f Czech
Feminine form of JIŘÍ
JITKA f Czech
Pet form of JUDITA
JOHAN m Scandinavian, German, Czech
Scandinavian, Low German and Czech form of Johannes (see JOHN).
JOHANA f Czech
Czech feminine form of JOHAN
JOLANA f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of YOLANDA
JONÁŠ m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of JONAH
JOSEF m German, Scandinavian, Czech
German, Scandinavian and Czech form of JOSEPH
JOSEFA f Spanish, Portuguese, Czech
Spanish, Portuguese and Czech feminine form of JOSEPH
JOZEF m Slovak, Dutch
Slovak and Dutch form of JOSEPH
JUDITA f Czech
Czech form of JUDITH
JÚLIA f Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovak
Portuguese, Hungarian and Slovak form of JULIA
JÚLIUS m Slovak
Slovak form of JULIUS
JURAJ m Croatian, Slovak
Croatian and Slovak form of GEORGE
JUSTÍNA f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Justinus (see JUSTIN).
JUSTINA f English, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Justinus (see JUSTIN).
JUSTÝNA f Czech
Czech feminine form of Justinus (see JUSTIN).
KÁJA f Czech
Pet form of KAROLÍNA
KAMIL (2) m Czech, Slovak, Polish
Czech, Slovak and Polish form of CAMILLUS
KAMILA f Czech, Slovak, Polish
Czech, Slovak and Polish form of CAMILLA
KAREL m Dutch, Czech, Slovene
Dutch, Czech and Slovene form of CHARLES
KAROL m Polish, Slovak
Polish and Slovak form of KARL
KAROLÍNA f Czech
Czech feminine form of CAROLUS
KATARÍNA f Slovak
Slovak form of KATHERINE
KATEŘINA f Czech
Czech form of KATHERINE
KAZIMÍR m Czech, Slovak, Hungarian
Czech, Slovak and Hungarian form of CASIMIR
KLARA f Scandinavian, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Latvian
Cognate of CLARA
KLAUDIA f Polish, Slovak
Polish and Slovak feminine form of CLAUDIUS
KLAUDIE f Czech
Czech feminine form of CLAUDIUS
KLIMENT m Russian, Bulgarian, Czech
Russian, Bulgarian and Czech form of CLEMENT
KOLOMAN m German, Czech, Slovak
German, Czech and Slovak form of Columbanus (see COLMÁN).
KORNEL m Polish, Czech, Slovak
Polish, Czech and Slovak form of CORNELIUS
KRISTÍNA f Slovak
Slovak form of CHRISTINA
KRISTINA f Swedish, Russian, German, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Serbian, Croatian
Cognate of CHRISTINA
KRIŠTOF m Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of CHRISTOPHER
KRISTÝNA f Czech
Czech variant of KRISTINA
KRYŠTOF m Czech
Czech form of CHRISTOPHER
KVETA f Czech
Derived from Czech kvet meaning "flower, blossom".
LADISLAV m Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Czech, Slovak and Slovene form of VLADISLAV
LADISLAVA f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of VLADISLAV
LENKA f Czech, Slovak
Pet form of MAGDALÉNA
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