Jahodová

Jahodová is a feminine Czech surname derived from the masculine form Jahoda. In Czech nomenclature, surnames ending in -ová are feminized versions of masculine surnames, a grammatical feature that marks gender. The base name Jahoda means "strawberry" in Czech, ultimately tracing back to the Slavic word for berry. Through the chain of derivation, Jahoda is a cognate of South Slavic and Polish Jagoda, which denotes "strawberry" or "berry." Additionally, Jagoda can function as a diminutive of the Polish given name Jadwiga, the Polish form of Hedwig, famously borne by a 14th-century ruling queen of Poland who was canonized as a saint.