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Help[Facts] Re: Why does a surname need to specify that it's unisex?
in reply to a message by Dwave_The_Pebble
Many Slavic surnames are gendered. And some other cultures.
e.g.
(m —> f)
Ivanov —> Ivanova
Aliyev —> Aliyeva
Prigozhin —> Prigozhina
Zelniček —> Zelničková
Láska —> Lásková
Kucharski —> Kucharska
Chyornyy —> Chyornaya
Khvylyovyy —> Khvylyova
Bahaziy —> Bahazya
Bahýľ —> Bahýľová
Pamidoraŭ —> Pamidorava
Bērziņš —> Bērziņa
Vlachos —> Vlachou
Pappas —> Pappa
Raptis —> Rapti
Stefanov —> Stefanova
Kvedaravičius —> Kvedaravičiūtė (Kvedaravičius's daughter)
Kvedaravičius —> Kvedaravičienė (Kvedaravičius's wife)
For Sokol since you mentioned: As a Jewish surname (which will mostly be found in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland) it is not gendered. If "Vladimir Sokol" from Russia has daughter, her last name is Sokol. But Sokol is male in Slovakia and Czechia. If "Jaromír Sokol" from Slovakia has daughter, her surname is Sokolová.
e.g.
(m —> f)
Ivanov —> Ivanova
Aliyev —> Aliyeva
Prigozhin —> Prigozhina
Zelniček —> Zelničková
Láska —> Lásková
Kucharski —> Kucharska
Chyornyy —> Chyornaya
Khvylyovyy —> Khvylyova
Bahaziy —> Bahazya
Bahýľ —> Bahýľová
Pamidoraŭ —> Pamidorava
Bērziņš —> Bērziņa
Vlachos —> Vlachou
Pappas —> Pappa
Raptis —> Rapti
Stefanov —> Stefanova
Kvedaravičius —> Kvedaravičiūtė (Kvedaravičius's daughter)
Kvedaravičius —> Kvedaravičienė (Kvedaravičius's wife)
For Sokol since you mentioned: As a Jewish surname (which will mostly be found in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland) it is not gendered. If "Vladimir Sokol" from Russia has daughter, her last name is Sokol. But Sokol is male in Slovakia and Czechia. If "Jaromír Sokol" from Slovakia has daughter, her surname is Sokolová.
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