PT Journal
AU Valdrova, J
TI Genderove neutralni jmena: soucasny stav a perspektivy
SO Gender a vyzkum / Gender and Research
PY 2023
BP 21
EP 39
VL 23
IS 2
DI 10.13060/gav.2022.014
DE onomastics; genderonomastics; proper name; gender-neutral name; unisex name; genderonym; Czech language; trans people
AB Personal proper names are part of a community's language inventory. To a large extent, they verbalise gender stereotypes, expectations and norms, power relations,  political circumstances, and how minorities are treated. In my paper I analyse the current socio-onomastic representation of gender-neutral names in the context of naming practices in the Czech Republic. More specifically, I examine what factors might explain the decreased use of these names, which, paradoxically, differ from other names in that they have an extended functionality. From a linguistic and legal perspective I inquire into how Czech naming practices stigmatise the sexual otherness of non-binary people and trans people in Czech society. In the conclusion I set out the conditions that must be met for gender-neutral names to be freely available to the entire population. 
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