Trnka

See also: trnka

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Trnka, a topographic surname from trnka (“blackthorn”).

Proper noun

Trnka (plural Trnkas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Trnka is the 39887^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 550 individuals. Trnka is most common among White (94.36%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Trnka”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtrn̩ka]

Proper noun

Trnka m pers (female equivalent Trnková)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Trnka (pattern hrdina)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Trnka	Trnkovia	Trnkovci
genitive	Trnku	Trnkov	Trnkovcov
dative	Trnkovi	Trnkom	Trnkovcom
accusative	Trnku	Trnkov	Trnkovcov
locative	Trnkovi	Trnkoch	Trnkovcoch
instrumental	Trnkom	Trnkami	Trnkovcami

Further reading

• “Trnka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024