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A Note on the Feminization of Surnames in Contemporary Czech

Author(s): Zuzana Hlubinková
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: feminization; surname; suffix

Summary/Abstract: The contribution deals with the feminization of surnames in contemporary Czech. In particular, it takes notice of names of the type Karolína Peak in which case their bearers have their surnames in the masculine form in concord with conditions of the registry law. After the wedding the bearers of two surnames can have the shared surname in the same form (the type Romana Jákl Vítová) provided that they also comply with the conditions.

  • Issue Year: LV/2016
  • Issue No: 55
  • Page Range: 118-120
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: Czech
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