Male Czech Names, Slovak Names, Czechoslovakian Names

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1. ALEŠ: Pet form of Czech Alexej, meaning "defender." Compare with another form of Aleš.

2. ALEXANDR: Czech form of Greek Alexandros, meaning "defender of mankind."

3. ALEXEJ: Czech form of Greek Alexios, meaning "defender."

4. ALOJZ: Slovak and Slovene form of Latin Aloisius, meaning "famous warrior."

5. ANDĔL: Czech form of English unisex Angel, meaning "angel, messenger."

6. ANDREJ: Czech and Slovene form of Greek Andreas, meaning "man; warrior."

7. ANTONIE: Czech and Dutch form of Greek Antonios, possibly meaning "invaluable." 

8. ANTONÍN: Czech form of Greek Antonios, possibly meaning "invaluable." 

9. ARNOŠT: Czech form of Old German Ernust, meaning "battle (to the death), serious business."

10. AUGUSTÍN: Czech and Slovak form of Latin Augustinus, meaning "venerable."

11. BARTOLOMĔJ: Czech form of Greek Bartholomaios, meaning "son of Talmai."

12. BÉĎA: Pet form of Czech Bedřich, meaning "peaceful ruler."

13. BEDŘICH: Czech form of German Friedrich, meaning "peaceful ruler."

14. BEDŘIŠEK: Pet form of Czech Bedřich, meaning "peaceful ruler."

15. BENEŠ: Czech form of Greek Benediktos, meaning "blessed." 

16. BLAŽEJ: Czech form of Latin Blasius, meaning "talks with a lisp."

17. BOHDAN (Ukrainian: Бодан): Czech, Slovak and Ukrainian form of Slavic Bogdan, meaning "gift from God."

18. BOHUMIL: Czech and Slovak form of Slavic Bogumil, meaning "God-favor."
19. BOHUMÍR: Czech form of Slavic Bogomir, meaning "God-peace."
20. BOHUSLAV (Ukrainian: Богуслав): Czech and Slovak form of Slavic Bogoslav, meaning "God-glory." Also in use by the Ukrainians.
21. BONIFÁC: Czech form of Latin Bonifatius, meaning "good destiny/fate." 
22. BOŽIDAR: Czech form of Slavic Bozidar, meaning "divine gift."
23. BRANISLAV (Бранислав): Serbian form of Slavic Bronislav, meaning "glorious protector." Also in use by the Czechs, Slovaks and Slovenians.
24. BRONISLAV (Russian: Бронислав): Slavic name composed of the elements bron "protection" and slav "glory," hence "glorious protector." In use by the Czechs, Russians and Slovaks.
25. ČENCK: Pet form of Czech Vincenc, meaning "conquering." 
26. ČENĚK: Pet form of Czech Vincenc, meaning "conquering." 
27. ČERNOBOG: Czech form of Russian Chernobog, meaning "black god." In Slavic mythology, this is the name of a god of evil and darkness, the counterpart of Belobog ("white god").
28. CTIBOR: Czech form of Polish Czcibor, meaning "battle of honor."
29. DAL: Pet form of Czech Dalibor, meaning "distant battle."
30. DALEK: Pet form of Czech Dalibor, meaning "distant battle."
31. DALIBOR: Czech name composed of the Slavic elements dal "afar" and borit "to fight," hence "distant battle."
32. DANEK: Czech pet form of Hebrew Daniyel, meaning "God is my judge."
33. DANEŠ: Czech pet form of Hebrew Daniyel, meaning "God is my judge."
34. DANOUŠEK: Czech pet form of Hebrew Daniyel, meaning "God is my judge."
35. DÁVID: Hungarian, Slovak and Slovenian form of Hebrew David, meaning "beloved."
36. DOBROMIL: Czech name composed of the Slavic elements dobro "kind, good" and mil "grace," hence "kind and gracious."
37. DOMINIK: Czech and Polish form of Latin Dominicus, meaning "belongs to the lord."
38. DONÁT: Czech and Hungarian form of Latin Donatus, meaning "given (by God)."
39. DRAHOMÍR: Czech form of Slavic Dragomir, meaning "precious peace."
40. DRAHOSLAV: Czech form of Slavic Dragoslav, meaning "precious glory."
41. DUŠA: Unisex pet form of Czech Dušan and Dušana, meaning "soul, spirit."
42. DUŠAN: Czech name derived from the Slavic element dusha, meaning "soul, spirit."
43. DUŠANEK: Pet form of Czech Dušan, meaning "soul, spirit."
44. DUŠEK: Pet form of Czech Dušan, meaning "soul, spirit."
45. EDVARD: Czech and Scandinavian form of Latin Eduardus, meaning "guardian of prosperity."
46. ELIÁŠ: Czech form of Greek Elias, meaning "the Lord is my God." 
47. EVŽEN: Czech form of English Eugene, meaning "well born."
48. FRANTIŠEK: Czech form of Latin Franciscus, meaning "French."
49. GÁBA: Pet form of Czech Gabirel, meaning "man of God" or "warrior of God."
50. GABEK: Pet form of Czech Gabirel, meaning "man of God" or "warrior of God."
51. GABIREL: Czech form of Greek Gabriēl, meaning "man of God" or "warrior of God." Compare with another form of Gabirel.
52. GEORG: Czech and German form of Latin Georgius, meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
53. HAVEL: Czech and Slovak form of Roman Latin Gallus, meaning "rooster."
54. HONZA: Czech pet form of Scandinavian Jan, meaning "God is gracious."
55. IGNÁC: Czech and Hungarian form of Latin Ignatius, possibly meaning "unknowing."
56. IMRICH: Slovak form of Middle High German Haimirich, meaning "home-ruler."
57. IVAN (Иван): Russian form of Greek Ioannes, meaning "God is gracious." In use by the English, Czechs and Ukrainians.
58. JAKUB: Czech and Polish form of Greek Iakob, meaning "supplanter."
59. JÁN: Czech and Slovak form of Latin Johan, meaning "God is gracious."
60. JARMIL: Contracted form of Czech Jaromil, meaning "spring favor."
61. JAROMIL: Czech name composed of the Slavic elements jaro "spring" and mil "favor," hence "spring favor."
62. JAROMÍR: Czech form of Polish Jaromir, meaning "spring peace."
63. JAROSLAV: Czech and Slovak form of Polish Jaroslaw, meaning "spring glory."
64. JINDŘICH: Czech form of Latin Henricus, meaning "home-ruler."
65. JIŘÍ: Czech form of Greek Georgios, meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
66. JOHAN: Short form of Latin Johannes, meaning "God is gracious." In use by the Czechs, Finnish, Germans and Scandinavians.
67. JÚLIUS: Slovak form of Roman Latin Julius, meaning "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
68. JURAJ: Croatian and Slovak form of Greek Georgios, meaning "earth-worker, farmer."
69. KÁJA: Czech form of Scandinavian Kai, meaning "lord."
70. KÁJÍČEK: Pet form of Czech Karel, meaning "man."
71. KÁJÍK: Pet form of Czech Karel, meaning "man."
72. KÁJÍN: Pet form of Czech Karel, meaning "man."
73. KÁJÍNEK: Pet form of Czech Karel, meaning "man."
74. KAMIL: Czech and Slovak form of Roman Latin Camillus, possibly meaning "attendant (for a temple)." Compare with another form of Kamil.
75. KAREL: Czech form of English/French Charles, meaning "man." Compare with other forms of Karel.
76. KAROL: Polish and Slovak form of German Karl, meaning "man."
77. KILIÁN: Czech form of Irish Gaelic Cillín, meaning "little warrior."
78. KOLOMAN: Czech and Slovak form of Latin Columbanus, meaning "dove." Compare with another form of Koloman.
79. KONSTANTIN: Czech form of Roman Latin Constantine, meaning "steadfast." Compare with other forms of Konstantin.
80. KORNEL: Czech form of Roman Latin Cornelius, meaning "of a horn."
81. KRIŠTOF: Slovak and Slovene form of Greek Christophoros, meaning "Christ-bearer." 
82. KRYŠTOF: Czech form of Greek Christophoros, meaning "Christ-bearer." 
83. LADISLAV: Czech and Slovak form of Slavic Vladislav, meaning "rules with glory."
84. LEOŠ: Czech form of Latin Leo, meaning "lion."
85. LIBOR: Czech form of Roman Latin Liberius, meaning "free."
86. LUBOMÍR: Czech name composed of the Slavic elements lub "love" and mir "peace," hence "love's peace."
87. LUBOŠ: Short form of Czech Lubomír, meaning "love's peace."
88. LUDMIL (Russian: Лудмил): Czech and Russian name composed of the Slavic elements lud "people, tribe" and mil "favor, grace," hence "people's favor." 
89. LUDVIK: Czech form of German Ludwig, meaning "famous warrior."
90. LUKÁŠ: Czech form of Greek Loukas, meaning "from Lucania."
91. MAREK: Czech and Polish form of Greek Markos, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
92. MARIK: Variant spelling of Czech/Polish Marek, meaning "defense" or "of the sea."
93. MATĚJ: Czech form of Greek Mattathias, meaning "gift of God."
94. MATOUŠ: Czech form of Greek Mattathias, meaning "gift of God."
95. MICHAL: Czech and Slovak form of Greek Michaēl, meaning "who is like God?" Compare with feminine Michal.
96. MIKOLÁŠ: Czech form of Greek Nikolaos, meaning "victor of the people." 
97. MIKULA: Czech form of Greek Nikolaos, meaning "victor of the people." 
98. MIKULÁŠ: Czech form of Greek Nikolaos, meaning "victor of the people." 
99. MILAN: Czech name derived from Slavic mil, meaning "favor, grace." 
100. MILOŠ: Pet form of Czech Miloslav, meaning "favor glory."
101. MILOSLAV: Czech form of Polish Miłosław, meaning "favor glory."
102. MIREK: Pet form of Czech Miroslav, meaning "peace-glory."
103. MIROSLAV: Czech form of Polish Mirosław, meaning "peace-glory." 
104. MSTISLAV: Slavic name composed of the elements *misti "revenge" and slav "glory," hence "vengeance-glory." In use by the Czechs. 
105. MATÚŠ: Slovak form of Greek Mattathias, meaning "gift of God."
106. NIKOLA (Cyrillic: Никола): A derivative of Greek Nikolaos, meaning "victor of the people." In wide use throughout Europe: Basque Country, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, Russia, Slovenia, Yugoslavia.
107. OLDŘICH: Czech form of German Ulrich, meaning "prosperity and power."
108. ONDREJ: Slovak form of Greek Andreas, meaning "man; warrior."
109. OTAKAR: Czech form of Gothic Odovacar, meaning "watchful of wealth."
110. OTOKAR: Czech form of Gothic Odovacar, meaning "watchful of wealth."
111. PATRIK: Czech and Hungarian form of Greek Patrikios, meaning "patrician, of noble descent."
112. PAVEL (Павел): Czech and Russian form of Greek Pavlos, meaning "small."
113. PAVOL: Slovak form of Greek Paulos, meaning "small."
114. PETR: Czech form of Greek Petros, meaning "rock, stone."
115. PŘEMYSL: Czech form of Polish Przemysł, meaning "cunning." 
116. RADEK: Czech name derived from the Slavic word rad, meaning "happy."
117. RADIM: Pet form of Czech Radomir, meaning "happy peace."
118. RADOMIL: Czech and Russian form of Polish Radomił, meaning "happy favor."
119. RADOMIR (Радомир): Czech form of Polish Radzimierz, meaning "happy peace."
120. RADOŠ: Short form of Czech Radoslav, meaning "happy glory."
121. RADOSLAV (Радослав): Czech form of Polish Radosław, meaning "happy glory."
122. ŘEHOŘ: Czech form of Greek Gregorios, meaning "watchful; vigilant."
123. ROSTIK: Czech pet form of Czech/Russian Rostislav, meaning "usurp-glory."
124. ROSTISLAV (Russian: Ростислав): Czech and Russian name composed of the Slavic elements rosts "usurp" and slav "glory," hence "usurp-glory."
125. ŠIEK: Czech form of Greek Symeon, meaning "hearkening."
126. SIMEČEK: Czech form of Greek Symeon, meaning "hearkening."
127. ŠIMON: Czech and Slovak form of Greek Simōn, meaning "hearkening."
128. ŠIONEK: Czech form of Greek Symeon, meaning "hearkening."
129. SLAVOMÍR: Czech and Slovak form of Polish Sławomir, meaning "glorious peace."
130. SOBĚSLAV: Czech form of Polish Sobiesław, meaning "usurper of glory."
131. STANISLAV (Станислав): Slavic name composed of the elements stan "government" and slav "glory," hence "glorious government." In use by the Bulgarians, Czechs, Croatians, Russians, Serbians, Slovaks, Slovenes, and Ukrainians.
132. ŠTEFAN: Czech and Slovak and Slovene form of Greek Stephanos, meaning "crown."
133. ŠTĚPÁN: Czech form of Greek Stephanos, meaning "crown."
134. TIBOR: Czech and Hungarian form of Roman Tiburtius, meaning "of the Tiber (river)."
135. TIMOFEJ: Slovak form of Greek Timotheos, meaning "to honor God."
136. TOMÁŠ: Czech form of Greek Thōmas, meaning "twin."
137. VÁCLAV: Czech and Slovak form of Latin Wenceslaus, meaning "more glory."
138. VALENTIN: Czech form of Latin Valentinus, meaning "healthy, strong." Compare with other forms of Valentin.
139. VAVRINEC: Czech form of Roman Latin Laurentius, meaning "of Laurentum."
140. VĔNCESLAV: Czech form of Bulgarian Ventsislav, meaning "more glory." 
141. VILEM: Czech form of German Wilhelm, meaning "will-helmet."
142. VILIAM: Slovak form of German Wilhelm, meaning "will-helmet."
143. VINCA: Pet form of Czech Vincenc, meaning "conquering." 
144. VINCENC: Czech form of Latin Vincentius, meaning "conquering."
145. VINCENCK: Variant spelling of Czech Vincenc, meaning "conquering."
146. VINCK: Pet form of Czech Vincenc, meaning "conquering."
147. VÍT: Czech form of Roman Latin Vitus, meaning "life."
148. VLADIMÍR: Czech and Slovak form of Slavic Vladimir, meaning "peaceful ruler."
149. VLASTIMIL: Czech name composed of the Slavic elements vlast "power" and mil "favor," hence "power-favor."
150. VLASTISLAV: Czech name composed of the Slavic elements vlast "power" and slav "glory," hence "power-glory."
151. VOJTĔCH: Czech form of Polish Wojciech, meaning "consolation-soldier."
152. ZDENĚK: Czech form of Roman Latin Sidonius, meaning "of Sidon."
153. ZDENKO: Slovakian form of Roman Latin Sidonius, meaning "of Sidon."
154. ZDISLAV: Czech form of Polish Zdzisław, meaning "here is glory."

Here are a few surnames:

1. DAMEK: Cz. Surname meaning "of the earth."
2. HOLIC: Cz. Occupational surname meaning "barber."
3. KOPECKY: Cz. Surname meaning "hill."
4. REZNIK (Řeznik [Cz.] Reznik [Slov.]): Occupational surname meaning "butcher."