Given name & surname · also Slovak
Slivka
“plum”
Slivka is a surname from Slovak, ultimately from Slavic. It is used in English and Slovak.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Slivka comes from Slovak, and ultimately from Slavic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Slovak Slivka, from Ukrainian Сливка, from Belarusian Сліўка, from Polish Śliwka; its root is Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₃y-.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Slivka’s family of names
In English usage, Slivka as a surname has a related form in SLIFKA. In English usage, Slivka as a surname has a related form in SLIFKA. In English usage, Slivka as a surname was borrowed from the Polish form Śliwka.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Slivka has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Slivka, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Svirka
Svirka is a surname from Old East Slavic, ultimately from Russian. It is used in Lithuanian.
—
Illka
“a hardworking woman”
20% boys · 80% girls
Litka
“rage”
—
Lipka
Lipka is a surname from Polish, ultimately from Slovak. It is used in English, Polish, Czech, and Slovak.
—
Čaika
“gull”
—
Straka
Straka is a surname from Czech, ultimately from Slovak. It is used in English, Czech, and Slovak.
—
Smolka
Smolka is a surname from Polish, ultimately from Slovak. It is used in English, Polish, Czech, and Slovak.
—
Slaven
“man from the mountains”
58% boys · 42% girls