Slovak Daily Denník N Stops Adding Female Suffixes to Foreign Women's Names

Slovak daily newspaper Denník N announced it stopped adding the traditional Slovak feminine suffix "-ová" to the surnames of foreign women approximately one year ago. The change means the newspaper now writes "Lindsey Vonn" instead of the previously required "Lindsey Vonnová" when referring to the American skier and other international female figures. The editorial decision has shifted the nature of reader complaints, with fewer people now criticizing the paper for "deforming" the names of foreign politicians, athletes, and artists through the traditional Slovak grammatical practice. However, some readers occasionally complain about the newspaper's failure to follow conventional Slovak grammar rules. The practice of adding feminine suffixes to women's surnames is a complex grammatical tradition in Slovak, where women's names are typically modified to reflect gender through linguistic endings.