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Hradek
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little castle; diminutive of 'hrad' (castle/fortress) |
Czech |
Boy |
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Jan
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Yahweh/God is gracious |
Czech, English, Hebrew, Polish, Scandinavian |
Boy |
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Jarda
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Diminutive of Jaroslav, from Slavic 'jar' (spring/fierce) + 'slav' (glory) - roughly 'spring glory' or 'fierce glory'. |
Czech |
Boy |
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Jenda
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God is gracious |
Czech, Slavic |
Boy |
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Jenicek
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Little Jan/John - ultimately from Hebrew 'Yochanan' meaning 'God is gracious'. |
Czech, Slavic |
Boy |
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Jindřík
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ruler of the home |
Czech |
Boy |
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Jindříšek
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Diminutive of Jindřich - 'home ruler' / 'ruler of the household' (little Henry) |
Czech |
Boy |
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Jiri
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farmer, earth-worker |
Czech |
Boy |
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Jožef
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God will add / May God increase |
Czech, Hebrew, Slovak |
Boy |
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Kafka
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Derived from Czech 'kavka' meaning 'jackdaw' (a small black bird) |
Czech |
Boy |
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Kamil
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Arabic: 'perfect, complete'; Latin-derived: 'attendant at a religious service' |
Arabic, Czech |
Boy |
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Krejci
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tailor (occupational name) |
Czech |
Boy |
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Leos
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lion |
Czech |
Boy |
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Lojza
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Derived from Alois/Aloysius; ultimately 'famous warrior' or 'renowned in battle'. |
Czech |
Boy |
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Ludek
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From the Slavic root 'lud' meaning 'people' - roughly 'of the people' or 'belonging to the people'. |
Czech |
Boy |
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Lumir
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From Old Slavic roots; often interpreted as "light" or "famous" (exact origin/meaning varies by source). |
Czech, Slovak |
Boy |
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Maloch
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Likely a variant/Anglicization related to Gaelic names (linked to Malloch/Malachy) or, as a Czech surname, derived from 'malý' meaning 'small'. |
Czech |
Boy |
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Martinek
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Diminutive of Martin - 'little Martin' (originally 'of Mars') |
Czech, Slovak |
Boy |
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Mikolas
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victory of the people |
Czech, Slavic |
Boy |
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Mikulas
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victory of the people |
Czech, Slovak |
Boy |
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Mlynar
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Miller (occupational name - keeper/operator of a mill) |
Czech, Slovak |
Boy |
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Nepomuceno
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From Nepomuk (a town in Bohemia); associated with Saint John of Nepomuk |
Czech, Portuguese, Spanish |
Boy |
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Nepomuk
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from Nepomuk (a place name); chiefly associated with Saint John of Nepomuk |
Czech, Slavic |
Boy |
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Oldrich
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Heritage + ruler/wealth - 'prosperous or powerful ruler' |
Czech |
Boy |
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Ondrej
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From Greek Andreas meaning 'manly, brave' or 'man/warrior'. |
Czech, Slovak |
Boy |
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Ondruš
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manly, masculine; 'man' or 'brave' (equivalent to Andrew) |
Czech, Slovak |
Boy |
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Ota
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Wealth, fortune |
Czech |
Boy |
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Otakar
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from elements meaning 'wealth' + 'spear' - roughly 'wealthy spear' or 'prosperous warrior/ruler' |
Czech |
Boy |
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Otomar
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From Germanic elements meaning 'wealth' + 'fame' - 'wealthy, renowned'. |
Czech, Slavic |
Boy |
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Pafko
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Surname-derived name of uncertain meaning; specific etymology unclear |
Czech, Slovak |
Boy |
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