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Slovak names consist of a given name and surname. Slovakia uses the Western name order with the given name being listed before surname. However, there is a historical tradition to reverse this order, especially in official contexts including administrative papers and legal documents, as well as on gravestones and memorials.
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Most Slovaks do not have a middle name. The family name forms for males and females are distinct in Slovakia, making it possible to identify gender from the name alone. As of 2003 there were 185,288 different family names in use among 5.4 million Slovaks, or one family name for every 29 citizens. There is an estimated 90,000 lineages in Slovakia.[1] With marriage, the bride typically adopts the bridegroom's surname. Slovak names are very similar to Czech names.
Given names in Slovakia are called baptismal names (Slovak: krstné mená) despite being completely different from the Christian baptismal names. Proper baptismal names given during infant baptism are still common in the countryside, yet they are only seldom used within the official name (if they are, they form the person's middle name). Generally, names in Slovakia can be of several distinct origins:
Male names | Total people | Female names | Total people |
---|---|---|---|
Jozef | 175,593 | Mária | 225,471 |
Ján | 174,949 | Anna | 161,812 |
Peter | 158,593 | Zuzana | 88,276 |
Martin | 87,283 | Katarína | 88,001 |
Štefan | 80,647 | Eva | 85,952 |
Milan | 78,781 | Jana | 85,518 |
Michal | 78,548 | Helena | 66,898 |
Miroslav | 78,093 | Monika | 48,667 |
Tomáš | 59,653 | Marta | 47,586 |
Ladislav | 58,927 | Martina | 44,738 |
Surnames differ according to gender. Normally, the feminine form is created by adding suffix "ová" to the masculine form (e.g. Bača would be Bačová). If the surname is derived from adjectives, the ý suffix is replaced with á. Because Slovakia also has people with Hungarian, German, and other ancestors, some surnames in Slovakia will follow the convention of those languages and not conform to these norms.[3]
Some popular surnames include:[4]
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