This is a list of Czech (Bohemian and Moravian) first names and their English

counter-parts. It was compiled by Joy Fisher, http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00001.html#0000031 from several 

old dictionaries.



Omitted from this list are the obvious ones such as Josef for Joseph and 

Jakub for Jacob.



Czech Name            American Name

Alois                 Louis

Aloisie               Louise

Alzbeta               Elizabeth

Apolina               Pauline

Arnost                Ernest

Barbora               Barbara

Bedrich               Frederick

Cenek                 Vincent

Emaus                 Emanuel

Frantisek             Francis

Frantiska             Frances

Jan                   John

Jaroslav              Jerry

Jerolim               Jerry

Jindrich              Henry

Jiri                  George

Karel                 Charles

Kajetin               Guy

Ludvik                Louis

Marije                Mary/Marie

Matej                 Matthew

Metedij               Matthew

Mikulas               Nicholas

Ondrej                Andrew

Pavel                 Paul

Stanislav             Stanley

Vaclav                James

Vavrinec              Lawrence

Vilem                 William

Vojtech               Albert