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Although this list includes many names; it should be noted that certain names are enormously more common then others.  The directory for the city of Prague in l896 shows that 7O% of the male population bore the five most popular names:  Josef 22%, František l5%, Václav l2%, Antonín ll%, Jan lO%.  Other very popular male names were Karel, Vojtch, Matj, Jií, Alojzy (Alois), Martin and Jakub.  The same source indicates that among females 6O% bore the five most common names:  Marie 22%, Anna 2l%, Josefa, 7%, Kateina 6%, Antonie 4%.  Other very popular female names were Františka, Barbora, Terezie and Dorota.
Although this list includes many names; it should be noted that certain names are enormously more common then others.  The directory for the city of Prague in l896 shows that 7O% of the male population bore the five most popular names:  Josef 22%, František l5%, Václav l2%, Antonín ll%, Jan lO%.  Other very popular male names were Karel, Vojtch, Matj, Jií, Alojzy (Alois), Martin and Jakub.  The same source indicates that among females 6O% bore the five most common names:  Marie 22%, Anna 2l%, Josefa, 7%, Kateina 6%, Antonie 4%.  Other very popular female names were Františka, Barbora, Terezie and Dorota.
=== Masculine and Feminine Given Names ===
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