Slovak female names come from the Slovak language, a West Slavic language shaped by Christian (Latin) naming and long contact with Czech, Hungarian, and German. The most common feminine pattern is the -a ending, including feminized forms of masculine bases (František → Františka). Diminutive and affectionate forms are frequent in women’s names and use suffixes such as -ka, -uška, -enka, and -ička. Slovak orthography with diacritics is typical (š, č, á, í).

Today, official records usually use the formal form, while diminutives are common in everyday use and sometimes appear as given names. Examples: Barbora, Iveta, Renáta, Nela, Františka, Danielka, Betka, Jarka, Jenička, Iluška.