I'm in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A lot of Czech names here, especially in the older cemeteries. Also here is the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library.
Anglicized /Americanized Surname: Mahitka (I've not encountered any females applying our 'ova' Slavic tradition here). Czech Version Surname: Machytka (male) Machytkova (Fem) Family Original Village: Svincany, Pardubice District, Czech Republic. Thanks to Saint Barbara's Cathedral my Mother & Great Aunt are named after her ❤️🙏❤️ I'm enjoying this channel, Thank You!! 🌹
Right, I always wondered why any "Josef" in Vienna ist usually a called "Peppi" (or Pepperl). Always seemed inexplicable to me. And I guess nobody in Vienna knows why, either. At least I did not expect this.
My surname is Vájdák and I’m just now finding out that it should be Vajdáková since I’m female. I was born in the U.S and never knew how complicated the names in my family history could be. Thanks for making this!
@@BrightlyMarie I think you could use the form Vajdak, because I have a friend and her surname is Tomčík, while from czech perspective it would be Tomčíková, but she was born in the US, so her name stayed as Tomčík.
Many Czech names end in "sky", I'm curious what the convention is for these surnames. Clearly not a gender definition, than what is the sky or sky' an indication of?
-sky is a suffix that makes an adjective out of a (place) name. For example Paříž (Paris) - > pařížský (parisian) An adjective surname takes the female form the same way as regular adjectives do so Pařížský (m) Pařížská (f)
I tried to find out who my king is. Then I got all kinds of information that changed and changed and changed again. My people say they are Czechoslovakian. Those that came from there in the middle 1800s. My people also say they are Moravian. And they also say they are Bohemian. They are all the same people that came to America, but yet say they are all those things. Can anyone clear this up for me? Can anyone tell me about my real name? Daniel Palik Gerard Olsen is a made-up name because I had identity theft. That is the name on this account. Can you help me to know who I am and where my last name comes from? Grandpa and Grandma and Dad were pronounced "pul-ick with the "a" sounding like the short "u" sound as in the word "up", but spelled Palik. My brothers and sisters and I used "paw-lick" but spelled Palik and everyone tried to spell our name Pollack. Which is Wrong and Polish. Finally, in the Military they said "pay-lic" with a long "a" sound like in the word "pay". And they said "pal-ick" with a short "a" sound like in the word "apple." In college, I was called "pal-ick" with a short a sound. All spelled the same = PALIK What am I? Who am I? What country do I really call home? Who is my king? I just go way back to Good King Wenceslas I (born c. 907, Stochov, near Prague-died Sept. 28, 929, Stará Boleslav, Bohemia - Saint Wenceslas I and forget the whole thing. My land is so messed up and the leaders are all messed up and I am all confused. And I do not know where my last name comes from at all.
There are male surnames but not female versions ..... And female surnames but not male version. Example : Uhrova but not Uhrov or Uhrev or Uhrek or Uhr. 🤦🏻♂️
I'm in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A lot of Czech names here, especially in the older cemeteries. Also here is the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library.
Anglicized /Americanized Surname: Mahitka (I've not encountered any females applying our 'ova' Slavic tradition here). Czech Version Surname: Machytka (male) Machytkova (Fem) Family Original Village: Svincany, Pardubice District, Czech Republic. Thanks to Saint Barbara's Cathedral my Mother & Great Aunt are named after her ❤️🙏❤️ I'm enjoying this channel, Thank You!! 🌹
Josef = Pepa is the smiliar like "José = Pepé".
Is it on french?
@@benjaminlydon Nope, the video is in english and one of the guys is Czech.
Uh... second guy is not czech?
@@benjaminlydon Nope, the guy on the left is from the United States.
Bety is little modern form, I think most of people calling Alžběta like Běta or Bětka.
exactly
In Italy we have the name day
It's called "onomastico"
Finally, I understood why the Viennese call Josef simply Pepperl.
Right, I always wondered why any "Josef" in Vienna ist usually a called "Peppi" (or Pepperl). Always seemed inexplicable to me. And I guess nobody in Vienna knows why, either. At least I did not expect this.
Nice, zdravím z České republiky 😉
What about meaning of Bohoslav
My last name is Siedloczek, what would it be in czech as female ????
My surname is Vájdák and I’m just now finding out that it should be Vajdáková since I’m female. I was born in the U.S and never knew how complicated the names in my family history could be. Thanks for making this!
Vajdak-Vajdaková. If it is Vajda, than Vajdová
@@BrightlyMarie I think you could use the form Vajdak, because I have a friend and her surname is Tomčík, while from czech perspective it would be Tomčíková, but she was born in the US, so her name stayed as Tomčík.
Some Czech young women choose a surname without "ová" after marriage. It's a trend.
The name day has a religious root because Catholic people got saint names and traditionally celebrating the name was more important than your birthday
What if it ends with -sky
Do males inherit the last name from the fathers and girls from her mothers?
No, patriarchy is still going strong in surnames.
Many Czech names end in "sky", I'm curious what the convention is for these surnames. Clearly not a gender definition, than what is the sky or sky' an indication of?
Female version of - sky is -ska (Bohuminsky - Bohuminska)
-sky is a suffix that makes an adjective out of a (place) name.
For example Paříž (Paris) - > pařížský (parisian)
An adjective surname takes the female form the same way as regular adjectives do so Pařížský (m) Pařížská (f)
My last name is Chan and it’s supposed to be Czech origin. Please help.
I dont think so. I know similar czech word - "tchán" which means "father in law". But i dont know anybody czech citizen who have this word as surname.
I guess it is from: Chán
@@martinkozel2028 Chánov...
I tried to find out who my king is. Then I got all kinds of information that changed and changed and changed again. My people say they are Czechoslovakian. Those that came from there in the middle 1800s. My people also say they are Moravian. And they also say they are Bohemian. They are all the same people that came to America, but yet say they are all those things.
Can anyone clear this up for me?
Can anyone tell me about my real name? Daniel Palik
Gerard Olsen is a made-up name because I had identity theft. That is the name on this account.
Can you help me to know who I am and where my last name comes from?
Grandpa and Grandma and Dad were pronounced "pul-ick with the "a" sounding like the short "u" sound as in the word "up", but spelled Palik.
My brothers and sisters and I used "paw-lick" but spelled Palik and everyone tried to spell our name Pollack. Which is Wrong and Polish.
Finally, in the Military they said "pay-lic" with a long "a" sound like in the word "pay". And they said "pal-ick" with a short "a" sound like in the word "apple." In college, I was called "pal-ick" with a short a sound. All spelled the same = PALIK
What am I? Who am I? What country do I really call home? Who is my king? I just go way back to Good King Wenceslas I (born c. 907, Stochov, near Prague-died Sept. 28, 929, Stará Boleslav, Bohemia - Saint Wenceslas I and forget the whole thing.
My land is so messed up and the leaders are all messed up and I am all confused.
And I do not know where my last name comes from at all.
There are male surnames but not female versions ..... And female surnames but not male version. Example : Uhrova but not Uhrov or Uhrev or Uhrek or Uhr. 🤦🏻♂️
Uhrová - Uher, for example.