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The first name was further supplemented with different characteristics: | The first name was further supplemented with different characteristics: | ||
*'''father's, mother's, or family name:''' '' | *'''father's, mother's, or family name:''' ''Bl''''aško'' derived from Blasius or Blazej; ''Matuška'' derived from Matus or Mathias; ''Tomašikoviech'' from Tomáš or Thomas. | ||
*'''occupation:''' ''Kolár'' - Wheeler, ''Schmidt'' - Smith. | *'''occupation:''' ''Kolár'' - Wheeler, ''Schmidt'' - Smith. | ||
*'''place of origin:''' ''Ocovská'' - a native of Očova, ''Turčan'' - a citizen of the Turiec region, ''Horváth'' - Croat. | *'''place of origin:''' ''Ocovská'' - a native of Očova, ''Turčan'' - a citizen of the Turiec region, ''Horváth'' - Croat. | ||
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The names of all these people were changing according to social, ethnic, historical, and political conditions. The name of each family developed in its own way. Many descendants of German families have preserved their original German names. In rare cases, we are able to define locality, period, and special circumstances of their creation from the names themselves. In the majority of cases, however, we can do this only approximately. Let's mention just several characteristics that will enable us to do the basic classification of Slovakian surnames. | The names of all these people were changing according to social, ethnic, historical, and political conditions. The name of each family developed in its own way. Many descendants of German families have preserved their original German names. In rare cases, we are able to define locality, period, and special circumstances of their creation from the names themselves. In the majority of cases, however, we can do this only approximately. Let's mention just several characteristics that will enable us to do the basic classification of Slovakian surnames. | ||
'''Ethnic Background'''<br>There is just one group of surnames that often strictly reflects the ethnic background of the family ancestor: surnames derived from ethnic names ''Slovák, Tóth, Nemec, Polák, Rusnák, Chorvát, Horváth'', etc. They tell us very clearly that the bearer of such a name settled individually in a community of different ethnicity. According to the language of this name, we can also guess the nationality of his neighbors (for example, Tóth could be a Slovak settled among Hungarians, because Tóth is a Hungarian word a Slovak).<br> In some cases, we are even able to guess the period of such a surname creation and thus also the period of the ancestor's settling in Upper Hungary. For example, the surnames designating Croats (Horváth, Chorváth), very often appeared in the 16th and 17th centuries, during the mass immigration of Croats into the northern parts of Hungary. | '''Ethnic Background'''<br>There is just one group of surnames that often strictly reflects the ethnic background of the family ancestor: surnames derived from ethnic names ''Slovák, Tóth, Nemec, Polák, Rusnák, Chorvát, Horváth'', etc. They tell us very clearly that the bearer of such a name settled individually in a community of different ethnicity. According to the language of this name, we can also guess the nationality of his neighbors (for example, Tóth could be a Slovak settled among Hungarians, because Tóth is a Hungarian word for a Slovak).<br> In some cases, we are even able to guess the period of such a surname creation and thus also the period of the ancestor's settling in Upper Hungary. For example, the surnames designating Croats (Horváth, Chorváth), very often appeared in the 16th and 17th centuries, during the mass immigration of Croats into the northern parts of Hungary. | ||
'''First Names'''<br>A large group of surnames has been derived from first names (of men, less often of women). As an example, we can mention the common names | '''First Names'''<br>A large group of surnames has been derived from first names (of men, less often of women). As an example, we can mention the common names | ||
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== Male Given Names == | == Male Given Names == | ||
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