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.
LIBENA f Czech
Derived from the Czech element lib meaning "love".
LIBOR m Czech
Czech form of LIBERIUS
LIBUŠE f Czech
Diminutive of LIBENA
LÍDA f Czech
Czech diminutive of LUDMILA
LINDA f English, Dutch, German, Scandinavian, Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian
Originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element linde meaning "soft, tender"... [more]
LÍVIA f Portuguese, Slovak
Portuguese and Slovak form of OLIVIA
LIVIE f Czech
Czech feminine form of LIVIUS
LUBOMÍR m Czech, Slovak
Means "love and peace" from the Slavic elements lub "love" and mir "peace".
LUBOŠ m Czech, Slovak
Short form of LUBOMÍR and other names beginning with the Slavic element lub meaning "love".
LUCIA f Italian, German, English, Scandinavian, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of LUCIUS... [more]
LUCIE f French, Czech
French and Czech form of LUCIA
LUDMILA f Czech
Means "favour of the people" from the Slavic elements lud "people" and mil "favour, grace"... [more]
LUDMILLA f Russian, Bulgarian, Czech
Variant spelling of LUDMILA or a variant transcription of LYUDMILA.
LUDVIK m Czech, Slovene
Czech and Slovene form of LUDWIG
LUKÁŠ m Czech
Czech form of LUKE
LÝDIA f Slovak
Slovak form of LYDIA
LÝDIE f Czech
Czech form of LYDIA
MADLENKA f Czech
Czech diminutive of MAGDALENA
MAGDA f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Romanian, Portuguese
Short form of MAGDALENA
MAGDALÉNA f Czech, Slovak, Hungarian
Czech, Slovak and Hungarian form of MAGDALENE
MAGDALENA f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Spanish, Czech, Polish, Bulgarian, Romanian
Latinate form of MAGDALENE
MARCEL m French, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak
Form of MARCELLUS
MARCELA f Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Czech
Feminine form of MARCELLUS
MAREK m Polish, Czech, Slovak
Polish, Czech and Slovak form of MARK
MARGITA f Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of MARGARET
MÁRIA f Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of MARIA
MARIÁN m Slovak, Czech, Hungarian
Slovak, Czech and Hungarian form of MARIANUS
MARIAN (2) m Polish, Czech, Romanian
Polish, Czech and Romanian form of MARIANUS... [more]
MARIANA (1) f Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech
Cognate of MARIANNA
MARIANNA f Italian, English, Hungarian, Russian, Slovak, Polish, Greek
Combination of MARIA and ANNA... [more]
MARIE f French, Czech, German, English
French, Czech and German form of Maria (see MARY)... [more]
MARIKA f Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian
Diminutive of MARY
MARKÉTA f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of MARGARET
MARTA f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Polish, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Swedish, Norwegian, Czech, Slovak
Cognate of MARTHA
MARTIN m English, French, German, Scandinavian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian
From the Roman name Martinus, which was derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god MARS... [more]
MARTINA f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Czech, Croatian, Slovak, Slovene, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Martinus (see MARTIN)... [more]
MATĚJ m Czech
Czech form of MATTHIAS, used to refer to the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot.
MATEJ m Slovak, Slovene
Slovak form of MATTHIAS, used to refer to the apostle chosen to replace Judas Iscariot, and Slovene form of MATTHEW, used to refer to the evangelist and apostle also known as Levi.
MATILDA f English, Swedish, Finnish, Slovak
From the Germanic name Mahthildis meaning "strength in battle", from the elements maht "might, strength" and hild "battle"... [more]
MATOUŠ m Czech
Czech form of MATTHEW, used to refer to the evangelist and apostle also known as Levi.
MATÚŠ m Slovak
Slovak form of MATTHEW, used to refer to the evangelist and apostle also known as Levi.
MATYLDA f Czech, Polish
Czech and Polish form of MATILDA
MAXIMILIÁN m Slovak
Slovak form of Maximilianus (see MAXIMILIAN).
MAXMILIÁN m Czech
Czech form of Maximilianus (see MAXIMILIAN).
MELÁNIA f Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of MELANIE
MELÁNIE f Czech
Czech form of MELANIE
METOD m Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of METHODIUS
METODĚJ m Czech
Czech form of METHODIUS
MICHAEL m English, German, Czech, Biblical
From the Hebrew name מִיכָאֵל (Mikha'el) meaning "who is like God?"... [more]
MICHAELA f German, Swedish, English, Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of MICHAEL
MICHAL (1) m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of MICHAEL
MICHALA f Czech
Czech variant of MICHAELA
MIKOLÁŠ m Czech
Czech form of NICHOLAS
MIKULA m Czech
Czech form of NICHOLAS
MIKULÁŠ m Slovak, Czech
Slovak and Czech form of NICHOLAS
MILA f Czech, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian
Short form of MILOSLAVA, LUDMILA or EMILIA... [more]
MILADA f Czech
Diminutive of Slavic names beginning with the element mil meaning "gracious".
MILAN m Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Dutch
From the Slavic element mil meaning "gracious", originally a short form of names that began with that element... [more]
MILANA f Czech
Variant of MILENA
MILENA f Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Serbian, Polish, Italian
Feminine form of MILAN
MILOŠ m Czech, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene
Diminutive of MILOSLAV and other names beginning with the Slavic element mil "favour".
MILOSLAV m Czech, Slovak, Russian
Derived from the Slavic elements mil "favour" and slav "glory".
MILOSLAVA f Czech, Russian
Feminine form of MILOSLAV
MIREK m Czech, Polish
Short form of MIROSLAV and other names beginning with the Slavic element mir "peace".
MIROSLAV m Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "peace and glory", derived from the Slavic elements mir "peace" and slav "glory"... [more]
MIROSLAVA f Czech, Slovak, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of MIROSLAV
MONIKA f German, Scandinavian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovene, Lithuanian, Latvian
Cognate of MONICA
MSTISLAV m Czech, Russian
Means "vengeance and glory" from the Slavic elements mshcha "vengeance" and slav "glory".
NAĎA f Czech
Diminutive of NADĚŽDA
NADĚŽDA f Czech
Czech form of NADEZHDA
NADEŽDA f Slovak
Slovak form of NADEZHDA
NATÁLIA f Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak
Hungarian, Portuguese and Slovak form of NATALIE
NATÁLIE f Czech
Czech form of NATALIE
NIKOLA (1) m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Basque
Cognate of NICHOLAS
NIKOLA (2) f German, Czech, Slovak
German, Czech and Slovak feminine form of NICHOLAS
NOEMI f Italian, Czech
Italian and Czech form of NAOMI (1)
OLDŘICH m Czech
Czech form of ULRICH
OLÍVIA f Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian
Portuguese, Slovak and Hungarian form of OLIVIA
OLIVIE f French, Czech
French and Czech form of OLIVIA
OLYMPIA f Greek, Slovak
Feminine form of OLYMPOS
ONDŘEJ m Czech
Czech form of ANDREW
ONDREJ m Slovak
Slovak form of ANDREW
OTAKAR m Czech
Czech form of ODOVACAR
OTOKAR m Czech
Czech form of ODOVACAR
PATRÍCIA f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Patricius (see PATRICK).
PATRICIE f Czech
Czech feminine form of Patricius (see PATRICK).
PATRIK m Czech, Hungarian, Swedish
Czech, Hungarian and Swedish form of Patricius (see PATRICK).
PAVEL m Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene
Russian, Czech, Bulgarian and Slovene form of PAUL
PAVLA f Czech, Slovene
Czech and Slovene feminine form of PAUL
PAVLINA f Czech, Slovene
Diminutive of PAVLA
PAVOL m Slovak
Slovak form of PAUL
PETER m English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovene, Slovak, Biblical
Derived from the Greek Πετρος (Petros) meaning "stone"... [more]
PETR m Czech
Czech form of PETER
PETRA f Greek, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, Hungarian, English
Feminine form of PETER... [more]
RADEK m Czech, Polish
Diminutive of Slavic names beginning with rad "happy".
RADIM m Czech
Short form of RADOMIR
RADKA f Czech, Bulgarian
Feminine form of RADKO
RADKO m Bulgarian, Czech
Diminutive of Slavic names beginning with rad "happy".
RADMILA f Serbian, Czech
Serbian and Czech feminine form of RADOMIL
RADOMIL m Czech
Derived from the Slavic elements rad "happy" and mil "favour".
RADOMILA f Czech
Feminine form of RADOMIL
RADOMIR m Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian
Cognate of RADZIMIERZ
RADOMIRA f Czech, Serbian
Feminine form of RADOMIR
RADOŠ m Czech
Short form of RADOSLAV, RADOMIR, and other names beginning with the Slavic element rad meaning "happy".
RADOSLAV m Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Cognate of RADOSŁAW
RADOSLAVA f Czech, Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of RADOSLAV
RADOVAN m Slovak, Czech, Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic element rad "happy" combined with another element of unknown meaning.
RENÁTA f Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Hungarian, Czech and Slovak feminine form of RENATUS
RENATA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Czech, Croatian, Slovene, Late Roman
Feminine form of RENATUS
RENÉ m French, German, Slovak, Czech
French form of RENATUS... [more]
RICHARD m English, French, German, Czech, Dutch
Means "brave power", derived from the Germanic elements ric "power, rule" and hard "brave, hardy"... [more]
ROBERT m English, French, Scandinavian, German, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Romanian
Means "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright"... [more]
ROMAN m Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovene, German
From the Roman cognomen Romanus which meant "Roman" in Latin.
ROMANA f Italian, Polish, Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Romanus (see ROMAN).
ROSTISLAV m Russian, Czech
Means "to usurp glory" from the Slavic elements rosts "usurp" and slav "glory".
RUDOLF m German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovene
From the Germanic name Hrodwulf, which was derived from the elements hrod "fame" and wulf "wolf"... [more]
RŮŽENA f Czech
Means "rose" in Czech.
SABINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian
Feminine form of Sabinus, a Roman cognomen meaning "Sabine" in Latin... [more]
SÁRA f Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Hungarian, Czech and Slovak form of SARAH
ŠÁRKA f Czech
Meaning unknown... [more]
SILVESTER m German, English, Slovene, Slovak
From a Roman name meaning "of the forest" from Latin silva "wood, forest"... [more]
SILVESTR m Czech
Czech form of SILVESTER
SILVIA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Silvius (see SILVIO)... [more]
SILVIE f Czech
Czech form of SILVIA
ŠIMON m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of SIMON
ŠIMONA f Czech
Czech variant of SIMONA
SIMONA f Italian, Czech, Romanian, Slovene
Feminine form of SIMON
SLAVOMÍR m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of SŁAWOMIR
SOŇA f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of SONYA
STANISLAV m Czech, Slovak, Russian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic elements stan meaning "stand" combined with slav "glory".
STANISLAVA f Czech, Slovak, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian
Feminine form of STANISLAV
ŠTEFAN m Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of STEPHEN
ŠTEFÁNIA f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of STEPHEN
ŠTĚPÁN m Czech
Czech form of STEPHEN
ŠTĚPÁNKA f Czech
Czech feminine form of STEPHEN
SVĚTLANA f Czech
Czech form of SVETLANA
SVETLANA f Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian
Derived from the Slavic element svet meaning "light, holy"... [more]
TADEÁŠ m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of THADDEUS
TAŤÁNA f Czech
Czech form of TATIANA
TATIANA f Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name Tatius, which is of unknown meaning... [more]
TEODOR m Scandinavian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian
Cognate of THEODORE
TEREZA f Bulgarian, Czech, Romanian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Bulgarian, Czech, Romanian and Portuguese form of THERESA
TERÉZIA f Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of THERESA
TEREZIE f Czech
Czech form of THERESA
THEODOR m German, Scandinavian, Czech, Romanian
German form of THEODORE, as well as a Scandinavian, Czech and Romanian variant of TEODOR.
TIBOR m Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Hungarian, Czech and Slovak form of Tiburtius (see TIBURCIO).
TIMOTEJ m Slovene, Slovak
Slovene and Slovak form of TIMOTHY
TOMÁŠ m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of THOMAS
VÁCLAV m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of WENCESLAS
VÁCLAVA f Czech
Czech feminine form of WENCESLAS
VALENTÍN m Spanish, Slovak
Spanish and Slovak form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).
VALENTIN m Scandinavian, German, French, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Romanian
Cognate of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).
VALENTÍNA f Slovak
Slovak feminine form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).
VAVRINEC m Czech
Czech form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).
VĚNCESLAV m Czech
Czech form of WENCESLAS
VENDELÍN m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of WENDELIN
VENDULA f Czech
Diminutive of VÁCLAVA
VĚRA f Czech
Czech form of VERA (1)
VERONIKA f Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Latvian
Cognate of VERONICA
VIKTOR m Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Cognate of VICTOR
VIKTÓRIA f Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak form of VICTORIA (1)
VIKTORIE f Czech
Czech form of VICTORIA (1)
VILÉM m Czech
Czech form of WILLIAM
VILIAM m Slovak
Slovak form of WILLIAM
VILMA f Spanish, Hungarian, German, Swedish, Czech, Slovak
Cognate of WILMA
VINCENC m Czech, Slovene
Czech and Slovene form of VINCENT
VINCENT m English, French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Slovak
From the Roman name Vincentius, which was from Latin vincere "to conquer"... [more]
VÍT m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of VITUS or WIDO
VLADIMÍR m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of VLADIMIR
VLADIMÍRA f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of VLADIMIRA
VLADISLAV m Russian, Czech, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Means "to rule with glory", derived from the Slavic elements volod "rule" and slav "glory".
VLADISLAVA f Russian, Czech
Feminine form of VLADISLAV
VLASTA f Czech
Short form of names beginning with the Slavic element vlast "homeland".
VLASTIMIL m Czech
Derived from the Slavic elements vlast "homeland" and mil "favour".
VLASTISLAV m Czech
Derived from the Slavic elements vlast "homeland" and slav "glory".
VOJTĚCH m Czech
Czech form of WOJCIECH
VOJTECH m Slovak
Slovak form of WOJCIECH
ZDENĚK m Czech
Czech form of SIDONIUS
ZDEŇKA f Czech
Czech feminine form of SIDONIUS
ZDENKA f Slovak, Slovene
Slovak and Slovene feminine form of SIDONIUS
ZDENKO m Slovak, Slovene
Slovak and Slovene form of SIDONIUS
ZDISLAV m Czech
Czech form of ZDZISŁAW
ZITA (1) f Italian, German, Czech, Slovak
Means "little girl" in Tuscan Italian... [more]
ŽOFIA f Slovak
Slovak form of SOPHIA
ŽOFIE f Czech
Czech form of SOPHIA
ZOJA f Czech, Polish
Czech and Polish form of ZOE
ZORA f Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "dawn" in south Slavic.
ZUZANA f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of SUSANNA
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