Czechoslovakia

History

The area north of the River Danube was towards the edge of the major Celtic settlement. It was never really part of the Roman Empire, with the Iazyges and Samatians remaining independent. During the mass migration of Germanic tribes after the influence of Rome was removed in the C5th AD, it was settled by, among others, the Rugii, Slavs and Sueves. The territory called Bohemia on the border of the Frankish Empire covered part of the same area and was in the path of the Magyar invasions after they had based themselves in the Hungarian plain in the C9th and C10th.

Although the Czechs tried to gain autonomy within it in the C19th, Bohemia remained part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until after the First World War. The new state of Czechoslovakia consisted of the Habsburg 'crown lands' of Bohemia, Moravia and Lower Silesia with the former Hungarian territories of Slovakia and Carpathian Ruthenia. In the 1920s it made alliances with the other new states of Yugoslavia and Romania which developed into the 'Little Entente' but this failed to protect it from being broken up under a Franco-British peace-keeping initiative in 1938. This was unsuccessful and Germany occupied the rump Czech state in 1939, contributing to the outbreak of WWII.

Czechoslovakia was resurrected after the war and became a Communist state. A violent revolt attempting to break away from Russian control was suppressed in 1967-8 after which the 'Brehznev Doctrine' was formed allowing the Soviet Union to intervene if any of its satellites tried to leave the Communist block. After the fall of the Soviet Union, a general election in June 1992 brought out tensions between the Czech and Slovak populations and at the end of the year, the country divided peacefully into two new states, the Czech Republic in the west (the old kingdom of Bohemia or Cechy) and Slovakia in the east.

Czechoslovakian Names

This section was compiled before the division of the country into two states but as they have closely related languages, names are very similar. These are often vernacular forms of Western saints' names but, similarly to Polish, there are a number of Slavonic dithematic names. As in other Slavonic languages such as Russian and Polish, pet forms of names are used in most everyday situations. They are formed by adding a new ending to part of the original name.

Male

Andel	Arnost	Barnaba	Bartolomej	Bela	Benes
Beno	Blahoslav	Blazej	Bohdan	Bohumir	David
Dobromil	Dobromir	Dobroslav	Dominik	Drahomir	Durko
Emil	Gideon	Honza	Ivan	Ivo	Jaropluk
Jasny	Julius	Jur	Kamil	Karda	Kliment
Konstantin	Kvetoslav	Leos	Ludvik	Lukas	Marian
Martin	Milan	Milic	Nepomuk	Pribislav	Prokop
Radoslav	Rene	Roman	Rudolf	Salamun	Svatomir
Svatopulk	Svatoslav	Techomir	Techoslav	Teodus	Valentín
Vendelín	Viktor	Vít	Vlastimil	Wieslaw	Yuri
Zelislav	Zenda

Given Name	Diminutives
Adam	Adamec
Aleksander/Alexandr	Alexej Olexa Ales
Alois	Lojza
Ambroz	Broz
Antonín	Tonda
Bedric/Bedrich	Beda Bedrisek
Bohumil	Bohous
Bohuslav	Bohous Bohus
Bojan	Bojanek Bojek Bojik
Boleslav	Bolek
Borivoj	Bora Borik Borek
Bozidar	Boza Bozek
Bratislav/Bretislav	Bretik
Bronislav/Branislav	Branek Branik
Budislav	Budek
Ceslav/Ctislav	-
Ctibor	Ctik
Dalibor	Dal Dalek
Daniel	Danek Danes Danousek
Dusan	Dusanek Dusek
Eduard/Edvard	Eda
Evzen	Evza Evzenek Evzik
Ferdinand	Ferda
Filip	Filek Filipek Filousek
Frantisek	Fanousek Frana Franek Franta Frantik Franz
Gabriel	Gaba Gabek Gabko? Riel
Gustav	Gustik
Havel	Hava Havelek Havlik
Hubert	Hubertek
Ignác	Ignacek Nacek Nacicek
Imre	Imrich?
Jáchym	Jach
Jakub	Jach Jakoubek Jakubas Kuba Kubes Kubicek
Jan	Jach Janecek Janek Janik Jenda Januz? Janco
Jarek	Jarousek
Jaromil	Jarmil Jarek
Jaromir	Jarek
Jaroslav	Jarda Jarek
Jindrich	Jindra Jindrek Jindrisek Jindrousek
Jirí	Jira Jiran Jiranek Jiricek Jirik Jirka Jirousek Jirki?
Johan	Hanek Hanus Hanusek Ianos Nusek
Josef	Joza Jozka Jozanek Pepik Joska
Kája	Kájin Kajicek Kajik Kajinek
Karel	Karol Karlicek Karlik Karlousek
Kornel	Kornek Nelik
Krystof	Krysa Krysek
Libor	Libek Liborek
Lubomir	Lubor Limir Luba Lubek Lubomirek Luborek Lubos Lubosek
Ludomir	Ludek
Ludoslav	Ludek
Marek	Marecek Mares Marik Marousek
Matej/Matyas	Mata Matejek Matejicek Matejik Matousek Matys Matysek
Mecislav	Mecek Mecik Mecislavek
Metodej	Metodek Metousek
Michael	Michel Mihal Mihel
Mikolas/Mikulas/Nicolas	Mikolash Mikulase
Miloslav	Milda Milon Milos
Miroslav/Miroslawy	Mirek
Mstislav	Myslik?
Oldrich	Olda Oldra Oldrasek Olecek Olik Olin Olousek
Ondrej	Ondra Ondrasek Ondrejek Ondrousek
Otokar	Ota Otik
Pavel	Pavlicek Pavlik Pavlousek
Petr	Peta Petka Petricek Petrik Petrousek Petulka Petunka
Premysl	Myslik Premek Premousek
Radek/Radik	Radacek Radan Radko Rados Radousek
Radomir/Radimir	Radim
Rehor	Horek Horik Rehak Rehorek Rehurek
Richard	Risa
Rostislav	Rosta Rostek Rosticek Rostik
Simon	Siek Simecek Simunek Sionek
Slavomir	Slava Slavoj?
Sobeslav	Sobes Sobik
Stanislav	Stana Standa Stanek Stanicek Stanik Stanous Stanousek
Stepán	Stepa Stepanek Stepek Stepik Stepka Stepousek
Tadeas/Tades	-
Tomas	Toman Tomasek Tomik Tomousek
Urban	Ura Urba Urbek Urek
Vavrinec	Vavrik Vavrinicek
Veleslav	Vela Velek Velousek
Venceslav/Vaclav	Vacek Vasek Vena Venousek Wenzel
Vilem/Viliam	Vilecek Vilek Vilemek Vilik Vilousek
Vincenc	Cenek Vinca Vincek Vincenek
Vladimir	Vlad
Vladislav/Ladislav	Vlad
Vojtech	Vojta Vojtek Vojtik Vojtisek
Zbyhnev	Zbyna Zbynek Zbysek
Zdenek	Zdenecek Zdenik Zdenko Zdenousek Zdicek
Zdeslav	Zdislav Zdik Zdisek
Zitomir	Zitek Zitousek
Zivan	Zivanek Zivek Zivko
Zlatan	Zlatek Zlaticek Zlatik Zlatko Zlatousek

Female

Adelka	Agata	Alice	Antonie	Bedriska	Berta
Blahoslava	Blanka	Bohumira	Bohuslava	Bojana	Boleslava
Dagmara	Dasa	Denisa	Dobrila	Dobromila	Dobromira
Dobroslava	Dorota	Erika	Hedvika	Ilona	Irena
Jarmila	Jaroslava	Kamila	Karina	Katerina	Klara
Lala	Lara	Livia	Manka	Marcela	Marfa
Mariana	Marina	Marta	Martina	Matylda	Otilie
Pavla	Raina	Renata	Romana	Rut	Sabina
Sarka	Tereza	Trava	Valentina	Vlasta	Vondra?
Xenie	Zelislava	Zofie	Zoila	Zuzana

Given Name	Diminutives
Alexandra	Sasa
Alzbeta/Alzhbeta	Beta Betka Betuska
Anastazia/Anastázie	Nasta
Andela	Andel/Andelka
Anezka	Anesa Neska
Anna	Andula Andulka Anina Aninka Anouska Anuska Anika Anita
Barbora/Varvara	Bara Bora Vara Barcinka Baruna Baruska Basia Varina Varinka Varya Varyuska
Bohdana	Dana
Bozidara	Boza Bozena Bozka
Bratislava/Bretislava	-
Bronislava/Branislava	Brana Branka Brona Bronicka Bronka
Dalibora	Dala Dalena Dalenka
Daniela	Dana Danicka Danka Danulka Danuse Danuska Danuta Danika Danica
Darie	Darina Darinka Darka Daruska
Drahomira	Draha Drahuse Drahuska Draza
Dusana	Dusa Dusanka Dusicka Duska
Emilie	Mila Milka
Eva	Evicka Evinka Evka Evulka Evuska
Evzenie	Evza Evzenka Evzicka
Frantishka/Frantiska	Fanka Frana
Gabriela/Gabriele	Gaba Gabina Gabinka Ganra
Helena	Lenka?
Ivana	Ivanka
Jarka	Jaruse Jaruska
Jindriska	Jindra Jindrina Jindruska
Jirina	Jiruska Jirzhinka
Johana	Jana Hana
Jolanta	Jolana
Judita	Jitka
Karla/Karolina	-
Kvetoslava	Kveta Kvetka Kvetuse Kvetuska
Libena	Liba Libenka Libuse Libuska
Lubomira	Luba Lubena Lubina Lubinka Lubka Luboska
Ludmilla/Ludmila/Lidmila	Lida Lidka Luduna Lidunka Liduse Liduska
Magdalena	Alena
Maria	Mana Marika Maruska
Marketa	Markta
Mecislava	Mecina Mecka
Milena	Milada Miladena Milana Mlada Mladena Miladka Milanka Milenka Milka Miluse Miluska Mladka Mladuska
Miroslava	Mira Mirka Miruska
Monica/Monika
Nadezda/Nadezhda	Nadeja
Neda/Nedda
Oldriska	Olda Oldra Oldrina Olina Oluse Riske
Pribislava	Pribena Pribka Pribuska
Radomira	Rada Radinka?
Radoslava	Rada
Rostislava	Rosta Rostina Rostinka Rostuska
Ruzena/Rusena	Ruza
Sobeslava	Sobena Sobeska
Stanislava	Stana Stanicka Stanuska
Stephanie	Stefa Stepana Stepanka
Svetlana	Svetla Svetlanka Svetluse Svetluska
Veleslava	Vela Velina Velinka Velka Veluska
Venceslava/Vaclava	Vena Venka Venuska
Vera	Vierka Verka Veruska
Vladimira	Vladmira
Vladislava/Ladislava	Valeska
Zbyhneva	Zbyna Zbysa
Zdenka	Zdena Zdenicka Zdenina Zdeninka Zdenuska
Zdeslava	Zdislava Zdesa Zdeska Zdisa Zdiska
Zitomira	Zitka Zituse
Zivanka	Zivka Zivuse Zivuska
Zlata	Zlatina Zlatinka Zlatka Zlatuse Zlatuska Zlatuna Zlatunka
Zora	Zorah Zorana Zorina

Surnames

Male ending -ov, female -ova, Havel becomes Havlova

Aghov	Alesh	Balbin	Balog	Banyas	Barov
Basch	Benakov	Bendzar	Benes	Berman	Bironov
Blachut	Bobkova	Borovsky	Borsky	Brauner	Budzak
Busa	Butala	Capov	Chabra	Chehachkov	Chuchiak
Czermak	Czernin	Daschl	Demko	Dlask	Dobak
Dobrovsky	Drahomir	Drobkov	Drobny	Dubcek	Dyk
Fetsko	Fizely	Flaishman	Fucik	Gabriel	Galushka
Gnaly	Goradz	Gura	Haas	Hacha	Hajossyov
Havel	Havlicek	Havlichek	Hlinka	Homma	Horenitzka
Hornacek	Hroch	Hrubin	Hus	Ilencik	Janacek
Janda	Jelenovicz	Jezil	Jiriczek	Kafka	Kalish
Kalousek	Kautsky	Klein	Kleinova	Klima	Knapp
Kochman	Kölcsey	Kollar	Kondis	Korda	Korecho
Koscelek	Kovarikov	Kramar	Krasa	Krisco	Krizan
Kucej	Kundera	Kunzo	Kutcher	Labik	Langrova
Lendl	Liba	Loebl	Macala	Machotkov	Maczny
Makara	Malek	Manchulenko	Mandlikova	Maska	Matice
Mecir	Mikusa	Mistivoj	Moravec	Muzik	Navotny
Navratil(ova)	Nejedly	Nimek	Novacek	Novak	Ochman
Palachy	Panchisin	Panku	Pavelka	Pavlovich	Perczian
Peregrim	Petrov	Phachek	Pinkas	Prochazka	Raab
Radobrano	Richterova	Rieger	Rozim	Samulka	Simenov
Simkov	Slanzky	Smetana	Soucek	Soukupov	Spacek
Stein	Studenikova	Stur	Suk(ova)	Svoboda	Szader
Tikalov	Trojan	Tyrpak	Uhrin	Ulihrach	Ullman
Valencik	Vasek	Velicky	Vilkova	Vodick	Vogler
Vörösmarty	Vosper	Wartski	Wasecko	Weiching	Wetter
Yuric	Zadarla	Zapotocky	Zaturetsky	Zbojovsky	Zelezny
Zrubakova

Carpatho-Rusyn

Southeast Poland, Northeast Slovakia, Transcarpathian Oblast of Ukraine, Romania,Yugoslavia

Andrejko	Babinchak	Bacisin	Banyas	Bartne	Bartusiak
Bobola	Boruch	Boryk	Bosek	Bresczak	Brezina
Buchko	Burcak	Chelak	Choleva	Chornock	Chura
Chvalik	Chymicz	Cicvara	Crura	Csanda	Csornyak
Cuprak	Cuprisin	Czarnecka	Daktyzo	Danelak	Dranchak
Dubyak	Dudinyak	Dudra	Fedinatz	Fedorko	Fencik
Fleegel	Gadela	Gazo	Gyba	Hoblak	Holeva
Humeniuk	Huriatiak	Hutnyan	Janocyk	Joppa	Katchmarik
Kitchura	Kongelka	Kostik	Kosuik	Kozej	Krulock
Kruyak	Krynica	Kuczyn	Kurzawaska	Kuzmycz	Lazor
Lebo	Lemak	Leschinskie	Madegska	Madzik	Medvigy
Memorich	Memovich	Milly	Misichko	Muretski	Murnak
Murniak	Mushynka	Novitski	Osifchin	Paduchowicz	Petrisko
Petryczanko	Pindjar	Pindyar	Pinjar	Plahovinscak	Plavchak
Pohorilak	Pritiskatck	Prokopczaak	Racine	Roman	Rudawska
Rudowski	Sadloch	Sarnowska	Sawczak	Scerba	Scura
Sefchik	Seplevcsak	Sinovich	Sochor	Sokol	Spak
Spilar	Stefanisin	Sudyk	Surig	Sweedquist	Sztanko
Szubiak	Tomasovsky	Tomcik	Tomko	Troyan	Tylicz
Tyliych	Volk	Wardigo	Winiarska	Wolsonowicz	Worhacz
Yakubic	Yanosy	Youpa	Zarecki	Zavaczky	Zaverach
Zawieracz	Zawojski	Zozula	Zrbny	Zuzulya

Galatia

Goncher	Grozik	Grozika	Jacobek	Jouett	Kloc
Lucien	Lucin	Madelski,	Maduzia	Polka	Ruszczak
Sarduga	Siwek	Szumowicz	Wojcik

Wends

Godescalc

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This collection of names compiled by Kate Monk. Copyright January 1997, Kate Monk. Last updated January, 98. Copies may be made for personal use only.